CaliforniaState and local governments must report on emergency response and recovery
After a governor declares an emergency, the state emergency office must report on response and recovery, while affected local governments must share recovery information.
What it does
The state emergency office must complete a response report within 180 days after an emergency is declared and a recovery report within 180 days after it ends. It must also send both reports and any annual recovery updates to legislative committees.
Each affected city or county must send the state emergency office information about local recovery efforts, including findings and recommendations from reviews of the public safety response and disaster recovery.
Argument forCommunities recovering from emergencies could benefit from state and local reviews that identify response problems and recovery needs.
Argument againstLocal governments may need to spend staff time gathering recovery findings and sending them to the state within 120 days.
More detail
The Office of Emergency Services must complete two after-action reports and send them, along with annual recovery updates, to the Assembly and Senate emergency management committees. The first report reviews public safety response; the second reviews recovery activities for a state of emergency. The first report is due within the first 180 days after declaration. The recovery report is due no later than 180 days after the emergency ends. Annual updates begin at declaration and continue until the recovery report is complete.
Each affected local government must give the Office of Emergency Services information about local recovery efforts. This applies to each city, county, or combined city and county affected by a governor-declared state of emergency. The information is due no later than 120 days after the governor-declared emergency ends.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6584.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2475 Emergency Management Concurrence in Senate Amendments By RANSOM. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2475 E.M. (Ransom) By Stern. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- May 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2475 Emergency Management Assembly Third Reading By RANSOM. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 5484.)Passed Assembly
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 13
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Apr 7From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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