CA AB 1891
vetoedForestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1891 pass?
No. CA AB 1891 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.
What is CA AB 1891 about?
Existing law authorizes a person that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands, woodland, grassland, and shrubland within a state responsibility area to apply to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for permission to use prescribed burning for certain public purposes. Existing law authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to enter into an agreement for prescribed burning with a person to conduct the prescribed burning operations for certain purposes. Existing law requires the department to develop a training program for prescribed fire users to certify professionals as burn bosses. Existing law requires the department to conduct an experimental program of wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods in 2 areas of wildlands. This bill would require the department, on an annual basis, to allocate not less than 10% of funding appropriated to the department for local assistance and other grant programs where prescribed or beneficial fire is an eligible activity, consistent with the term of the appropriation, to expand training, organizational capacity, and support for community-led beneficial fire programs, including, but not limited to, those developed by California Native American tribes, nongovernmental organizations, universities and colleges, resources conservation districts, volunteer fire districts, and other local or special districts, as provided. The bill would require at least 25% of that allocation be awarded to California Native American tribes or tribally led or indigenous-led organizations, except as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 1891?
Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1891, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law authorizes a person that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands, woodland, grassland, and shrubland within a state responsibility area to apply to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for permission to use prescribed burning for certain public purposes. Existing law authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to enter into an agreement for prescribed burning with a person to conduct the prescribed burning operations for certain purposes. Existing law requires the department to develop a training program for prescribed fire users to certify professionals as burn bosses. Existing law requires the department to conduct an experimental program of wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods in 2 areas of wildlands. This bill would require the department, on an annual basis, to allocate not less than 10% of funding appropriated to the department for local assistance and other grant programs where prescribed or beneficial fire is an eligible activity, consistent with the term of the appropriation, to expand training, organizational capacity, and support for community-led beneficial fire programs, including, but not limited to, those developed by California Native American tribes, nongovernmental organizations, universities and colleges, resources conservation districts, volunteer fire districts, and other local or special districts, as provided. The bill would require at least 25% of that allocation be awarded to California Native American tribes or tribally led or indigenous-led organizations, except as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-05-14
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Connollyauthor
- Rogerscoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Vetoed by Governor.
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2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6738.).
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2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-06-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5365.)
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-04-08
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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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 [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Wicks: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Haney: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ellis: yes
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hoover: other
AB 1891 Connolly Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ellis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Chen: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Davies: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Krell: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
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