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CA AB 336

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Criminal penalties: wildfires.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 336 pass?

No. CA AB 336 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-04-02). Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

What is CA AB 336 about?

Existing law prohibits unlawfully causing a fire by recklessly setting fire to, burning, or causing to be burned, any structure, forest land, or property. A violation of this prohibition that causes great bodily injury, that causes an inhabited structure or property to burn, or that causes a fire of a structure or forest land is punishable either as a felony or a misdemeanor. This bill would make the above-described violations punishable only as a felony including a fine not to exceed $10,000. By increasing the punishment of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 336?

Wallis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 336, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law prohibits unlawfully causing a fire by recklessly setting fire to, burning, or causing to be burned, any structure, forest land, or property. A violation of this prohibition that causes great bodily injury, that causes an inhabited structure or property to burn, or that causes a fire of a structure or forest land is punishable either as a felony or a misdemeanor. This bill would make the above-described violations punishable only as a felony including a fine not to exceed $10,000. By increasing the punishment of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-02 — From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wallisauthor
  • Chencoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Essaylicoauthor
  • Gallaghercoauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • Pattersoncoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Tacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-01-29

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.

  3. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  4. 2025-03-04

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

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  5. 2025-04-02

    From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-04 · fail · 2-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Lackey: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: no
    • Schultz: no
    • Nguyen: no
    • Mark González: other
    • Haney: other
    • Harabedian: other
    • Ramos: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB336

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