CA SB429 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 541, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 541, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Article 12 (commencing with Section 970) to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
Title
Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.
Sponsors
| Sen. Dave Cortese [D] | Sen. Josh Becker [D] | Sen. Laura Richardson [D] | Sen. Susan Rubio [D] |
| Sen. Henry Stern [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-13 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-09-13 - Assembly - SB 429 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Alvarez (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB429 Cortese (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-13 - Assembly - SB 429 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Alvarez (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB429 Cortese (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 541, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-10 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-13 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3061.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-13 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-13 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3462.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-13 | Assembly | Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.) |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). |
| 2025-07-09 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on E.M. |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on INS. and E.M. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1456.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Cortese. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Set for hearing May 5. |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 869.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 23. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on INS. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Code | 970 | New Code | See Bill Text |
