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 05/14/26 - Amended Senate
 03/18/26 - Amended Senate
 02/02/26 - Introduced

 SB-948 Firearms: safety certificates.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 07/02/2026 09:00 PM

SB948:v96#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 July 02, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 May 14, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 March 18, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill

No. 948

Introduced by Senator Arreguín
(Coauthor: Senator Richardson)

February 02, 2026

An act to amend Sections 27560 and 31615 of, and to add Section 31640.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to firearms.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 948, as amended, Arreguín.
 Firearms: safety certificates.

Existing law requires any person who purchases or receives a firearm to possess a firearm safety certificate. Existing law also prohibits a person from selling or transferring a firearm to any person who does not possess a firearm safety certificate. A violation of either of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a personal firearm importer, within 60 days of bringing any firearm into this state, to, among other things, submit a report including information concerning that individual and a description of the firearm in question to the Department of Justice.

This bill would extend the above-described time period to within 180 days and would also require that personal firearm importer to obtain a valid firearm safety certificate and include a copy of the valid firearm safety certificate within the report and make
 a violation of this provision a misdemeanor. The bill would prohibit a person from bringing a firearm into this state without obtaining a valid firearm safety certificate within 180 days, except as specified, and make a violation of this provision a misdemeanor. an infraction. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Existing law requires an applicant for a firearm safety certificate to pass a test developed by the Department of Justice covering specified subjects, including, among others, the laws applicable to carrying and handling firearms and the responsibilities of ownership of firearms.

This bill would require an applicant for a firearm safety certificate, on or after July 1, 2028, to
 complete within the prior year a training course no less than 4 hours in length that, among other things, includes instruction on firearm safety and handling and live-fire shooting exercises on a firing range. The bill would authorize the Department of Justice to promulgate regulations and provide additional information for the implementation of these provisions.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 YES 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 27560 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

27560.

 (a) (1) Within 180 days after bringing any firearm into this state, a personal firearm importer, as defined in Section 17000, shall do one of the following:

(A) Submit to the Department of Justice, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, a report including information concerning that individual and a description of the firearm in question. The department may request photographs of the firearm to determine if the firearm is a generally prohibited weapon, assault weapon, or machinegun, or is otherwise prohibited. A person shall not furnish a fictitious name or address, knowingly furnish any incorrect information, or knowingly omit any information required to
 be provided in this report. A personal firearm importer shall obtain a valid firearm safety certificate, pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 31615, and include a copy of the valid firearm safety certificate within the report. Notwithstanding Section 27590, the failure to include a firearm safety certificate within the report shall be deemed to be a violation of Section 31615, and shall be punish