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CA AB 1380

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Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1380 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1380 is in committee as of 2025-08-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 1380 about?

Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and requires the department to be responsible for, among other things, fire protection and prevention, as provided. Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camp program for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the department. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work at the department. This bill would require the department to, in partnership with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Conservation Camp program, implement a standardized process to ensure that all individuals who complete the department's firefighting training program (FFT program) while incarcerated receive official written certification before their release, as specified. The bill would require the department to, on or before January 1, 2027, award hiring preference under Category Placement 2 to qualified formerly incarcerated individuals who apply for positions with the department. The bill would also require the department to track the number of incarcerated individuals who have completed the FFT program and are set to be released within 90 days, develop and implement policies and procedures to track and report the outcomes of the Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program, and report annually to the Legislature on the implementation and effectiveness of the program, as provided. The bill would make these provisions operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purposes, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 1380?

Elhawary is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1380.

Description

Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and requires the department to be responsible for, among other things, fire protection and prevention, as provided. Existing law establishes the California Conservation Camp program for the purpose of having incarcerated persons work on projects supervised by the department. Existing law requires the department to utilize incarcerated persons assigned to conservation camps in performing fire prevention, fire control, and other work at the department. This bill would require the department to, in partnership with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Conservation Camp program, implement a standardized process to ensure that all individuals who complete the department's firefighting training program (FFT program) while incarcerated receive official written certification before their release, as specified. The bill would require the department to, on or before January 1, 2027, award hiring preference under Category Placement 2 to qualified formerly incarcerated individuals who apply for positions with the department. The bill would also require the department to track the number of incarcerated individuals who have completed the FFT program and are set to be released within 90 days, develop and implement policies and procedures to track and report the outcomes of the Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program, and report annually to the Legislature on the implementation and effectiveness of the program, as provided. The bill would make these provisions operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purposes, as provided.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-08-29 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Elhawaryauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

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  5. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and PUB. S.

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  6. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  7. 2025-04-10

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

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  8. 2025-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  9. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  10. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-05-23

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  14. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  15. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1924.)

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  17. 2025-06-03

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and PUB. S.

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  19. 2025-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  22. 2025-08-29

    In committee: Held under submission.

Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-23Compare
  • AB1380Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2025-04-21 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Garcia: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Flora: no
    • Muratsuchi: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lackey: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: other
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 1380 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 76-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ramos: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Sanchez: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2025-06-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Limón: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-15 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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