CA SB653 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 4743 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire prevention.
Title
Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-08 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB653 Cortese et al. Concurrence (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-03 - Assembly - SB 653 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Pellerin (Y: 71 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB653 Cortese (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-03 - Assembly - SB 653 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Pellerin (Y: 71 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB653 Cortese (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-16 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2606.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-03 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 2870.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-07-09 | Assembly | July 9 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-06-26 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. |
| 2025-06-26 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-06-25 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-06-24 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1338.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (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. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 839.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 22. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 4743 | New Code | See Bill Text |
