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Committee debates extending CCW renewal to four years; proposal ultimately fails in committee
Summary
AB 10 92 would have extended concealed-carry-permit renewals from two to four years; the measure drew support from gun-rights groups and some sheriffs but the committee chair recommended no and the item failed after a roll call.
Assemblymember Castillo presented AB 10 92 to extend concealed-carry-permit (CCW) renewal periods from two to four years; the measure was debated and ultimately did not pass the committee.
Proponents included the author and witnesses from the California Rifle and Pistol Association (Rick Travis) and a CCW investigator from the Solano County Sheriff’s Office (Deputy Joe Pinder). Supporters argued a four-year renewal would reduce costs and administrative burdens on sheriffs’ offices and would align California with other states, improving equity for permit holders, especially for lower-income populations.
The committee chair and other members questioned whether a two-year renewal cycle unfairly penalized law-abiding gun owners. The committee chair registered a no recommendation, stating the bill “is a solution in search of a problem” and expressing concern that the two-year cycle does not unduly burden licensees and that fee and resourcing questions were more appropriate topics.
The committee took the item on call while waiting for absent members, and after votes were completed and members returned the hearing record shows the measure did not pass the committee. The transcript records the chair’s no recommendation and subsequent roll-call activity that left the item unresolved at first; later, after members returned, the record shows a no vote by Sharp Collins and an indication that the item would not move forward.
No amendments intended to address fee or administrative-resource issues were adopted during this hearing; supporters said they would continue to press the policy elsewhere.
