CaliforniaWildfire prevention: state responsibility areas: fire prevention fee.
What it does
Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, on or before September 1, 2011, to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each habitable structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area, as specified, and authorizes the board to annually adjust the fire prevention fee using prescribed methods.
More detail
Existing law requires that the fire prevention fees collected, except as provided, be deposited into the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and be made available to the board and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for certain specified fire prevention activities that benefit the owners of habitable structures in state responsibility areas who are required to pay the fee.
Existing law, effective July 1, 2017, suspends the fire prevention fee and requires any moneys held in reserve in the fund to be appropriated by the Legislature in a manner consistent with the purposes of the fund.
Existing law repeals the fire prevention fee program on January 1, 2031.
This bill would reinstate the fire prevention fee effective January 1, 2027. The bill would delete the repeal date of the above-described provisions, thereby extending the operation of those provisions indefinitely.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 14May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.Latest
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- May 4May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4016.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Major
- Apr 15Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3871.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 14.
- Apr 8Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and REV. & TAX.Minor
- Apr 6Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Apr 6Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Mar 31April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 4Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Feb 23Read first time.Minor
- Feb 23From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced