CA AB 1873
enactedCounty of Ventura: fire suppression: backup energy source.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1873 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1873 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1873 about?
Existing law requires, by July 1, 2030, a water supplier, as defined, to have access to sufficient backup energy sources to operate critical fire suppression infrastructure, as defined, needed to supply water for at least 24 hours for the purpose of fire suppression in high or very high fire hazard severity zones in the County of Ventura, or to have access to alternative sources of water supplied by a different water supplier or agency that can serve this same purpose of supplying backup water to critical wells and water pumps for 24 hours, as provided. Existing law authorizes a water supplier that uses a backup energy source that is not permanent and stationary to use mobile backup energy sources or procure an energy source via an established mutual aid agreement provided that the backup energy source can provide power within 12 hours of the National Weather Service alerting the County of Ventura of a red flag warning and provide power for at least 24 hours after a loss of power and within 60 minutes of a loss of power. Existing law requires, if any fire damages and makes uninhabitable more than 10 residential dwellings within the service area of a water supplier, a report be made by the Ventura County Fire Department in cooperation with the water supplier, as specified. This bill would authorize a water supplier to use a backup energy source that is not permanent or stationary, provided that the backup energy source can, among other things, provide power within 90 minutes of a loss of power, or as soon as practically possible after deenergization. The bill would require a water supplier that uses a backup energy source that is not permanent and stationary to notify the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services as soon as practically possible, but no later than 3 business days after a loss of power, if that backup energy source does not provide power within 90 minutes of a loss of power. The bill would require a water supplier that used a backup energy source to include in the report made by the Ventura County Fire Department, in cooperation with the water supplier, whether that water supplier made a notification to the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services due to a loss of power and the amount of time critical infrastructure for that water supplier experienced a loss of power, if applicable. Existing law requires a water supplier, in coordination with the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services and the Ventura County Fire Department, to establish an emergency preparedness plan, as specified, for response to red flag warnings, extreme weather events, and other major power outages or emergencies that pose a potential threat to providing water service. This bill would require the emergency preparedness plan described above to be established by July 1, 2027. To the extent the bill would require a higher level of service by local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Ventura. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 1873?
Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1873.
Description
Existing law requires, by July 1, 2030, a water supplier, as defined, to have access to sufficient backup energy sources to operate critical fire suppression infrastructure, as defined, needed to supply water for at least 24 hours for the purpose of fire suppression in high or very high fire hazard severity zones in the County of Ventura, or to have access to alternative sources of water supplied by a different water supplier or agency that can serve this same purpose of supplying backup water to critical wells and water pumps for 24 hours, as provided. Existing law authorizes a water supplier that uses a backup energy source that is not permanent and stationary to use mobile backup energy sources or procure an energy source via an established mutual aid agreement provided that the backup energy source can provide power within 12 hours of the National Weather Service alerting the County of Ventura of a red flag warning and provide power for at least 24 hours after a loss of power and within 60 minutes of a loss of power. Existing law requires, if any fire damages and makes uninhabitable more than 10 residential dwellings within the service area of a water supplier, a report be made by the Ventura County Fire Department in cooperation with the water supplier, as specified. This bill would authorize a water supplier to use a backup energy source that is not permanent or stationary, provided that the backup energy source can, among other things, provide power within 90 minutes of a loss of power, or as soon as practically possible after deenergization. The bill would require a water supplier that uses a backup energy source that is not permanent and stationary to notify the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services as soon as practically possible, but no later than 3 business days after a loss of power, if that backup energy source does not provide power within 90 minutes of a loss of power. The bill would require a water supplier that used a backup energy source to include in the report made by the Ventura County Fire Department, in cooperation with the water supplier, whether that water supplier made a notification to the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services due to a loss of power and the amount of time critical infrastructure for that water supplier experienced a loss of power, if applicable. Existing law requires a water supplier, in coordination with the Ventura County Office of Emergency Services and the Ventura County Fire Department, to establish an emergency preparedness plan, as specified, for response to red flag warnings, extreme weather events, and other major power outages or emergencies that pose a potential threat to providing water service. This bill would require the emergency preparedness plan described above to be established by July 1, 2027. To the extent the bill would require a higher level of service by local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Ventura. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-26
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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- Bennettauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-20
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6153.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5322.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-27
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.
referral-committee
2026-05-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4916.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-06
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-26
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Coms. on E.M and U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ransom: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Bains: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-08 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Papan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Davies: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ta: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hart: yes
- Chen: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Calderon: other
AB 1873 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-04 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Krell: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Davies: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Lee: yes
- Solache: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lackey: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Arambula: other
- Chen: other
- Wallis: other
- Bennett: other
- Flora: other
- Caloza: other
- Wilson: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-09 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Becker: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Reyes: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Allen: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Rubio: yes
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