Existing law, the Private Security Services Act, provides for the registration and regulation of private security personnel by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Under existing law, a security guard or security patrolperson may not carry or use a firearm unless he or she has a valid registration card and a valid firearm qualification card issued by the bureau. Existing law authorizes a security guard or security patrolperson to perform his or her duties pending receipt of a permanent or replacement registration card as long as he or she carries a hard copy printout of the bureau's approval form from the bureau's Internet Web site and a valid picture identification. Existing law authorizes the bureau to charge a $10 certification fee to provide a replacement certification card.
California AB 1821 (20112012) — Security personnel: firearm qualification cards.
Existing law, the Private Security Services Act, provides for the registration and regulation of private security personnel by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Under existing law, a security guard or security patrolperson may not carry or use a firearm unless he or she has a valid registration card and a valid firearm qualification card issued by the bureau. Existing law authorizes a security guard or security patrolperson to perform his or her duties pending receipt of a permanent or replacement registration card as long as he or she carries a hard copy printout of the bureau's approval form from the bureau's Internet Web site and a valid picture identification. Existing law authorizes the bureau to charge a $10 certification fee to provide a replacement certification card.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1821 HALL Consent Calendar Second Day — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-21 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2012-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2012-03-01 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2012-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-25 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-26 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4675.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-17 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2012-05-31 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-25 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2012-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-06-27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2012-07-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4225.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-07-02 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2012-07-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:20 p.m.
2012-07-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-07-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3f5cfb0e-3f53-4c4e-b1b1-a771a39ccc4e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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