Firearms: prohibited persons.

Crime Education Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hurtado
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide specific details on enforcement and monitoring by local authorities.

Firearms: People Who Can't Have Guns

The bill makes it illegal for people who have been convicted of altering or removing marks on firearms to own, buy, receive, possess, or control guns for ten years after their conviction.

What This Bill Does

Adds a rule that if someone is found guilty of changing the marks on a gun's identification, they can't have any kind of firearm for 10 years after being punished.
Makes sure this new rule applies to anyone who gets in trouble with guns from January 1, 2027, onwards.

Who It Names or Affects

People who have been convicted of altering or removing marks on firearms will not be able to own guns for ten years after their conviction.
Local agencies and school districts are not required to get reimbursed by the state for costs related to enforcing this rule.

Terms To Know

Prohibited persons: People who are not allowed to own, buy, or possess firearms because they have committed certain crimes involving guns.
State-mandated local program: A program that the state requires local agencies to follow, which can sometimes mean extra costs for those agencies.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone is found guilty of a firearm-related crime before January 1, 2027.
It's unclear how this law will be enforced and monitored by local authorities.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3759.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1220, as introduced, Hurtado.
Firearms: prohibited persons.
Existing law, subject to exceptions, provides that any person who has been convicted of certain misdemeanors may not, within 10 years of the conviction, own, purchase, receive, possess or have under their custody or control, any firearm and makes a violation of that prohibition punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.
Under existing law, a person who alters, removes, or obliterates, or who buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in possession any pistol, revolver, or other firearm that has had the name of the maker or model or the manufacturer’s number or other mark of identification changed, altered, removed, or obliterated is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would prohibit a person, who is convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of the above prohibition, from owning, purchasing,
receiving, or having in their possession or under their custody or control any firearm within 10 years of the conviction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
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.

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