CaliforniaCountering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force.
What it does
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. The act charges the office with responsibility for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The act specifies that its provisions do not prevent the Governor or the office from formally recognizing committees or boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public agencies, or both, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery therefrom.
More detail
This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2027, to establish and lead the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force to develop a statewide strategy to protect mass gatherings, critical infrastructure, and other soft targets from attacks by unmanned aircraft systems. The bill would require the Director of Emergency Services to seek to compose a membership of the task force that includes representatives of specific public and private entities, including, among others, the State Threat Assessment Center. The bill would authorize the task force to achieve its specific purpose, primary objective, and goals by developing or updating response plans specific to unmanned aircraft systems that integrate detection systems into existing emergency operation plans or incident command systems, among other things.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 22Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E.M.Latest
- Vote recorded AB 2043 Calderon Third Reading Urgency. Result: pass.Lower
- May 22In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 22Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5261.).Passed Assembly
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 20From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 16
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Apr 13(Pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 13Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4580.)
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Apr 6From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 9Referred to Coms. on E.M and P. & C.P.Minor
- Feb 18From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- Feb 17Read first time. To print.Introduced
- May 22Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E.M.Latest