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California 20252026

SB 899

Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Fireprevention, WildfireandForestResilienceTaskForce, wildfiresmoke
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in the state's "Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan," as provided. Existing law requires, on or before March 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, the task force to update the action plan. This bill would require the task force, on or before July 1, 2028, and in cooperation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the State Air Resources Board, and the State Department of Public Health, to assess the health costs and impacts of wildfire smoke using existing wildfire smoke and health data, as provided. The bill would require the task force, in developing this assessment, to, among other things, develop a model to determine the approximate health benefits of achieving the goals identified in the action plan and make recommendations on how the action plan can increase its health benefits. The bill would authorize the task force to enter into contracts with an independent group to assist with this assessment. The bill would require the task force to include this assessment and additional actions to reduce the health impact of wildfire smoke in the next update to the action plan, as provided.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  4. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

    referral-committee

  5. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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

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  10. Set for hearing May 14.

  11. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. Set for hearing May 4.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4008.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  14. Set for hearing April 22.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3660.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  17. Set for hearing March 24.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  19. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.

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  20. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 20.

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

    introduction, reading-1, referral-committee

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