CA SB 1270
withdrawnWildfire mitigation program: financial assistance to counties.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1270 pass?
No. CA SB 1270 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1270 about?
Existing law, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program to, among other things, encourage cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting to create fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings. Existing law requires the joint powers authority to develop eligibility criteria for property owners, community organizations, and local governments who may receive financial assistance under the program. Existing law authorizes the joint powers authority to accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by executive order, for any purposes related to the wildfire mitigation program. Existing law requires the joint powers authority to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of the wildfire mitigation program, including specified information. This bill would require the joint powers authority, upon appropriation for specified purposes, to provide financial assistance to the counties with the greatest combined risk of wildfire and social vulnerability based on the above-described eligibility criteria, as provided. The bill would also require certain federal funding, subject to specified conditions, to revert to the joint powers authority to fund home hardening in those counties. The bill would authorize the Office of Emergency Services to exercise maximum discretion to adjust its funding allocations and strategy to include more counties with specified approaches to home hardening, as provided. The bill would require the joint powers authority to additionally include an evaluation of the amount of additional funding that would be required to expand the wildfire mitigation program to those counties. This bill would make related findings and declarations.
Who sponsors CA SB 1270?
Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1270.
Description
Existing law, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program to, among other things, encourage cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting to create fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings. Existing law requires the joint powers authority to develop eligibility criteria for property owners, community organizations, and local governments who may receive financial assistance under the program. Existing law authorizes the joint powers authority to accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by executive order, for any purposes related to the wildfire mitigation program. Existing law requires the joint powers authority to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of the wildfire mitigation program, including specified information. This bill would require the joint powers authority, upon appropriation for specified purposes, to provide financial assistance to the counties with the greatest combined risk of wildfire and social vulnerability based on the above-described eligibility criteria, as provided. The bill would also require certain federal funding, subject to specified conditions, to revert to the joint powers authority to fund home hardening in those counties. The bill would authorize the Office of Emergency Services to exercise maximum discretion to adjust its funding allocations and strategy to include more counties with specified approaches to home hardening, as provided. The bill would require the joint powers authority to additionally include an evaluation of the amount of additional funding that would be required to expand the wildfire mitigation program to those counties. This bill would make related findings and declarations.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill,appropriation
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Richardsonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-14
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-28
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-27
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3973.) (April 21).
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2026-04-16
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
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2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3870.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.
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2026-04-08
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on E.M. and N.R. & W.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]
2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Becker: yes
- Stern: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Seyarto: yes
- Allen: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Related bills
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