CaliforniaWildfire resiliency: financial assistance.
What it does
Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement, as specified, with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program, that, among other things, encourages cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting that creates fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings.
More detail
Existing law establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to provide alternative methods of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities using alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies, as provided.
This bill would establish the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program and would require the authority, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to administer the program to provide financial assistance for projects and activities to reduce wildfire-related risks and losses, including home hardening and defensible space improvements, as provided, and would make related changes.
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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
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5996.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB894 Allen et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 894 Allen Senate Third Reading By Bennett. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6610.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Jun 22
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 4Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M.Minor
- May 28In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent SB894 Allen et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4525.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 26Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4256.) (May 14).Major
- May 12Set for hearing May 14.
- May 11May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Set for hearing May 11.
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3972.) (April 21).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 9Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7).Major
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Emergency Management]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 18Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.Minor
- Mar 9From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jan 16From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
- Jan 15Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced