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CA SB 894

enacted

Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 894 pass?

Yes. CA SB 894 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 894 about?

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement, as specified, with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program, that, among other things, encourages cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting that creates fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings. Existing law establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to provide alternative methods of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities using alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies, as provided. This bill would establish the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program and would require the authority, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to administer the program to provide financial assistance for projects and activities to reduce wildfire-related risks and losses, including home hardening and defensible space improvements, as provided, and would make related changes.

Who sponsors CA SB 894?

Allen is the primary sponsor of CA SB 894, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement, as specified, with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program, that, among other things, encourages cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting that creates fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings. Existing law establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to provide alternative methods of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities using alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies, as provided. This bill would establish the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program and would require the authority, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to administer the program to provide financial assistance for projects and activities to reduce wildfire-related risks and losses, including home hardening and defensible space improvements, as provided, and would make related changes.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Allenauthor
  • Pérezcoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor
  • Bennettcoauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor
  • Beckerprincipal coauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 770, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. 2026-08-26

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6610.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-20

    Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time and amended.

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  15. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  17. 2026-06-04

    Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M.

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  18. 2026-05-28

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4525.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2026-05-26

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  21. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  23. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4256.) (May 14).

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  24. 2026-05-12

    Set for hearing May 14.

  25. 2026-05-11

    May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. 2026-05-04

    Set for hearing May 11.

  27. 2026-04-23

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  28. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3972.) (April 21).

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  29. 2026-04-14

    Set for hearing April 21.

  30. 2026-04-09

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  31. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7).

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  32. 2026-03-24

    Set for hearing April 7.

  33. 2026-03-18

    Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-09

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  35. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  36. 2026-01-16

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.

  37. 2026-01-15

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/15/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-15Compare
  • 03/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-09Compare
  • 04/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-09Compare
  • 04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Emergency Management]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Allen: yes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ashby: yes

  • 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

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent SB894 Allen et al.

    2026-05-28 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-22 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Alanis: yes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-29 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Arambula: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bains: other

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