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Authors Lackey  
Subject Fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal.
Relating To relating to land use.
Title An act to amend Sections 51178 and 51181 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 4202 and 4204 of the Public Resources Code, relating to land use.
Last Action Dt 2025-05-05
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-08-29     In committee: Held under submission.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2025-06-04     Referred to Coms. on G.O. and N.R. & W.
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1650.)
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-05-06     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-05     Read second time and amended.
2025-05-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28).
2025-04-24     Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-04-23     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-27     Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-03-26     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2025-02-20     Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-02-18     Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-02-14     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-10     Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-01-24     From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
2025-01-23     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-05-05
Amended Assembly     2025-04-23
Amended Assembly     2025-03-26
Amended Assembly     2025-02-14
Introduced     2025-01-23
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified. Existing law also requires the State Fire Marshal to classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones, and, by regulation, to designate fire hazard severity zones and assign to each zone a rating reflecting the degree of severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in the zone. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to periodically review very high fire hazard severity zones that are not state responsibility areas, and designated and rated zones that are state responsibility areas, as provided.

This bill would instead require the State Fire Marshal, at least once every 5 years, to review areas in the state identified as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, and to review lands within state responsibility areas classified as fire hazard severity zones. The bill would also require the State Fire Marshal, at least once every 5 years, to re-review areas within the state that are not identified as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, and to re-review lands within state responsibility areas that are not classified as fire hazard severity zones, and, if applicable, identify or classify those areas, as specified.