CA SB 1404

withdrawn

Wildfire prevention: state responsibility areas: fire prevention fee.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1404 pass?

No. CA SB 1404 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration.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 1404 about?

Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, on or before September 1, 2011, to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each habitable structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area, as specified, and authorizes the board to annually adjust the fire prevention fee using prescribed methods. Existing law requires that the fire prevention fees collected, except as provided, be deposited into the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and be made available to the board and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for certain specified fire prevention activities that benefit the owners of habitable structures in state responsibility areas who are required to pay the fee. Existing law, effective July 1, 2017, suspends the fire prevention fee and requires any moneys held in reserve in the fund to be appropriated by the Legislature in a manner consistent with the purposes of the fund. Existing law repeals the fire prevention fee program on January 1, 2031. This bill would reinstate the fire prevention fee effective January 1, 2027. The bill would delete the repeal date of the above-described provisions, thereby extending the operation of those provisions indefinitely.

Who sponsors CA SB 1404?

Stern is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1404, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-20
Latest action: 2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-05-14
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4016.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-20
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2026-04-15
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3871.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and REV. & TAX.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-04-06
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-03-31
April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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2026-03-24
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
referral-committee
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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Versions

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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
2026-04-14 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Stern: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Grove: no
- Cabaldon: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Ashby: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes

Related bills

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1404

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