Bill Text: CA AB1133 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Firearms: concealed carry licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1133 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1133-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 16, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Schiavo |
February 15, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a state-approved standardized curriculum for persons who are training applicants and persons who are applying for a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26165 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26165.
(a) For new license applicants, the course of training for issuance of a license under Section 26150 or 26155 may be any course acceptable to the licensing authority that meets all of the following criteria:(b)A licensing authority shall establish, and make available to the public, the standards it uses when issuing licenses with regards to the required live-fire shooting exercises, including, but not limited to, a minimum number of rounds to be fired and minimum passing scores from specified firing distances.
(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the licensing authority may require a community college course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, up to a maximum of 24 hours, but only if required uniformly of all license
applicants without exception.
(d)For license renewal applicants, the course of training may be any course acceptable to the licensing authority, shall be no less than four hours, and shall satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a). No course of training shall be required for any person certified by the licensing authority as a trainer for purposes of this section, in order for that person to renew a license issued pursuant to this article.
(e)The applicant shall not be required to pay for any training courses prior to the determination of good cause being made pursuant to Section 26202.
SEC. 2.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a state-approved standardized curriculum for persons who are training applicants and persons who are applying for a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.