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AB 1285

Authors

Committee on Emergency Management

Subject

State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.

Relating To

relating to public safety.

Title

An act to add Section 13105.3 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public safety.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-11

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-11		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 637, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-04		In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2524.).
2025-09-02		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18		In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-08		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18		Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-05		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2062.)
2025-05-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-30		In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-23		In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-08		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-17		Referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-03-03		Introduced measure version corrected.
2025-02-24		Read first time.
2025-02-22		From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21		Introduced. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-11
Enrolled		2025-09-08
Introduced		2025-02-21

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