CA AB 2013
deadHigh and very high fire risk areas: community water systems: preparedness and resiliency.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2013 pass?
No. CA AB 2013 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
What is CA AB 2013 about?
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. This bill would require a community water system that services more than 100 customers that are located in a high or very high fire risk area, as defined, to include an annex to its disaster preparedness plans, as provided, that includes information regarding system preparedness and resiliency during a wildfire. The bill would require the annex to contain several things, including, among others, an assessment that identifies the minimum number of and type of water pumps that are necessary to maintain average daily capacity, including, but not limited to, the operation of fire hydrant systems at the rated capacity. The bill would require the community water system, beginning January 1, 2028, to review the annex at least once every 3 years and to update the annex as necessary. The bill would prohibit anything contained in the annex from enlarging or diminishing any existing liability and would prohibit information provided in the annex from, on its own, demonstrating a substantial cause of any damages resulting from a wildfire.
Who sponsors CA AB 2013?
Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2013, joined by 8 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. This bill would require a community water system that services more than 100 customers that are located in a high or very high fire risk area, as defined, to include an annex to its disaster preparedness plans, as provided, that includes information regarding system preparedness and resiliency during a wildfire. The bill would require the annex to contain several things, including, among others, an assessment that identifies the minimum number of and type of water pumps that are necessary to maintain average daily capacity, including, but not limited to, the operation of fire hydrant systems at the rated capacity. The bill would require the community water system, beginning January 1, 2028, to review the annex at least once every 3 years and to update the annex as necessary. The bill would prohibit anything contained in the annex from enlarging or diminishing any existing liability and would prohibit information provided in the annex from, on its own, demonstrating a substantial cause of any damages resulting from a wildfire.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-06
- Latest action
- 2026-05-07 — From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bennettauthor
- Ahrenscoauthor
- Alvarezcoauthor
- Bauer-Kahancoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Hartcoauthor
- Pérezcoauthor
- Sterncoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-07
From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
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2026-04-13
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-26
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4433.)
2026-03-26
(Pending re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M.)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Coms. on E.M and E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2026-02-18
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2026-02-17
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials]
2026-04-13 · fail · 3-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ransom: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Bains: other
- Calderon: other
- Hadwick: other
- DeMaio: other
Related bills
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