STATE BILLCA SB 1079PASSED

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

California State Legislature

An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 785) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Sep 29, 2026
44 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
CA SB 1079 · PassedSep 29

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Bill details

Last action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 774, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 29, 2026

Sponsors

HSHenry SternSenator · Democrat · SD-027Primary sponsor
BABenjamin AllenSenator · Democrat · SD-024Primary sponsor
JBJosh BeckerSenator · Democrat · SD-013Primary sponsor
SBSteve BennettRepresentative · Democrat · HD-038
JIJacqui IrwinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-042
CPCottie Petrie-NorrisRepresentative · Democrat · HD-073
CRChris RogersRepresentative · Democrat · HD-002

Bill history

Newest first.

Sep 29, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 774, Statutes of 2026.
Sep 29, 2026Approved by the Governor.
Sep 10, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Aug 31, 2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Senate
Aug 31, 2026Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.Senate
Aug 31, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.Senate
Aug 31, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7065.) Ordered to the Senate.Assembly
Aug 28, 2026Ordered to third reading.Assembly
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Aug 28, 2026Read third time and amended.Assembly
Aug 28, 2026Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 1. Page 6819.)Assembly
Aug 28, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Assembly
Aug 27, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Assembly
Aug 27, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).Assembly
Aug 25, 2026Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.Assembly
Aug 24, 2026Re-referred to Com. on E.M pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Assembly
Aug 21, 2026Ordered to third reading.Assembly
Aug 21, 2026Read third time and amended.Assembly
Aug 21, 2026Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)Assembly
Aug 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Assembly
Aug 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Assembly
Aug 13, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended.Assembly
Aug 5, 2026August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.Assembly
Jun 30, 2026From 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.Assembly
Jun 23, 2026From 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.Assembly
Jun 1, 2026Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M.Assembly
May 22, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Assembly
May 22, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly.Senate
May 20, 2026Ordered to special consent calendar.Senate
May 14, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Senate
May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4264.) (May 14).Senate
May 12, 2026Set for hearing May 14.Senate
May 11, 2026May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.Senate
May 4, 2026Set for hearing May 11.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senate
Apr 27, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3972.) (April 21).Senate
Apr 10, 2026Set for hearing April 21.Senate
Apr 8, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Senate
Mar 24, 2026Set for hearing April 7.Senate
Mar 4, 2026Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.Senate
Feb 17, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.Senate
Feb 13, 2026Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Senate

Recorded votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]Apr 7, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Apr 21, 2026 · Senate · 9 yea · 0 nayPassed
Placed on suspense fileMay 11, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do passMay 14, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed
Special Consent SB1079 Stern et alMay 22, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarJun 22, 2026 · Assembly · 14 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarJun 29, 2026 · Assembly · 6 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do passAug 13, 2026 · Assembly · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed
Amendments (Committee's)Aug 26, 2026 · Assembly · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed
Do pass as amendedAug 26, 2026 · Assembly · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed
W/O REF. TO FILE SB1079 SternAug 31, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed
SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By ConnollyAug 31, 2026 · Assembly · 78 yea · 0 nayPassed

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