CaliforniaWildfire mitigation program: financial assistance to counties.
What it does
Existing law, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program to, among other things, encourage cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting to create fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings. Existing law requires the joint powers authority to develop eligibility criteria for property owners, community organizations, and local governments who may receive financial assistance under the program. Existing law authorizes the joint powers authority to accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by executive order, for any purposes related to the wildfire mitigation program.
More detail
Existing law requires the joint powers authority to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of the wildfire mitigation program, including specified information.
This bill would require the joint powers authority, upon appropriation for specified purposes, to provide financial assistance to the counties with the greatest combined risk of wildfire and social vulnerability based on the above-described eligibility criteria, as provided. The bill would also require certain federal funding, subject to specified conditions, to revert to the joint powers authority to fund home hardening in those counties. The bill would authorize the Office of Emergency Services to exercise maximum discretion to adjust its funding allocations and strategy to include more counties with specified approaches to home hardening, as provided. The bill would require the joint powers authority to additionally include an evaluation of the amount of additional funding that would be required to expand the wildfire mitigation program to those counties.
This bill would make related findings and declarations.
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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 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 28Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 27From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3973.) (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 16From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Major
- Apr 16Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 14.
- Apr 8Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.Minor
- Apr 8Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Mar 4Referred to Coms. on E.M. and 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