CA SB1079 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Engrossed on May 22 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 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.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 22 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 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.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.
Sponsors
| Sen. Henry Stern [D] | Sen. Benjamin Allen [D] | Sen. Josh Becker [D] | Asm. Steve Bennett [D] |
| Asm. Jacqui Irwin [D] | Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris [D] | Asm. Chris Rogers [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-06-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-22 - Senate - Special Consent SB1079 Stern et al (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-22 - Senate - Special Consent SB1079 Stern et al (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Assembly | 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. |
| 2026-06-23 | Assembly | 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. |
| 2026-06-01 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M. |
| 2026-05-22 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4264.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-05-11 | Senate | May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | Set for hearing May 11. |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3972.) (April 21). |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 21. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | From 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. |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M. |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16. |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 785 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
