CA SB 581

introduced

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 581 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 581 has been introduced as of 2025-09-02 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-02): Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

What is CA SB 581 about?

The California Constitution establishes certain conditions of employment for state officers and employees. Existing law, the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act, grants specified employment rights to firefighters, as defined, including temporary, seasonal firefighters employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) . This bill would require the Department of Human Resources, the State Personnel Board, and any other relevant state agency to take the necessary actions to transition the Firefighter I classification within CAL FIRE to a permanent firefighter employment classification.

Who sponsors CA SB 581?

McGuire is the primary sponsor of CA SB 581, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-20
Latest action: 2025-09-02 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-02-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-03-05
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2025-03-26
Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-27
April 9 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-10
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2025-04-11
Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1205.) (May 23).
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2025-05-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-29
Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-29
From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Gonzalez.
2025-06-03
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1457.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-06-04
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-09
Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and NAT. RES.
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2025-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
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2025-07-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-20
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
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2025-09-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Versions

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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Cortese: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading SB581 McGuire et al.
2025-06-03 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Valladares: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Choi: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Stern: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Niello: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Grove: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Limón: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-06-25 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lackey: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Bryan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Haney: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: other
Do pass.
2025-08-29 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Ta: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Solache: yes

Related bills

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB581

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