CaliforniaCalifornia sets 10-year gun ban after gun marking convictions from 2027
People convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of breaking rules on gun identification marks would face a 10-year ban on owning or possessing guns.
What it does
People convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of breaking rules on gun identification marks would face a 10-year ban on owning, getting, or possessing guns. Other state rules may shorten or end it.
If both bills change the same gun law, take effect by January 1, 2027, and SB 1220 became law after AB 1753, certain misdemeanor or hate crime convictions from that date would bring a 10-year gun ban. Other rules may limit it.
Argument forThe ban could keep guns from people convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of breaking rules on gun identification marks.
Argument againstLocal agencies could face costs enforcing the ban for covered convictions on or after January 1, 2027, without required state reimbursement.
More detail
California would bar covered people from owning, buying, receiving, or possessing guns. It covers convictions under rules against changing a gun's identifying marks or handling a gun whose marks were altered. Other state rules may shorten, end, or place conditions on the ban. Breaking the ban could bring up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The ban lasts 10 years after a covered conviction on or after January 1, 2027.
A combined version would also bar covered people from owning, buying, receiving, or possessing guns. It covers people convicted of certain listed misdemeanors or another offense defined as a hate crime. Both bills must amend the same gun law and take effect by January 1, 2027, and SB 1220 must have become law after AB 1753. Other state rules may shorten, end, or place conditions on the ban. The ban lasts 10 years after a covered conviction on or after January 1, 2027.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 26Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 466, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 26Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 30Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 5795.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1220 Hurtado Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1220 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Schiavo. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 6394.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 4Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- May 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 4493.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4269.) (May 14).Minor
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 20April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 20.
- Apr 7From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3759.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 4Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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