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Emergency services: seismic safety and earthquake-related programs.

It became law on Oct 11, 2015.

CA SB 494 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

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Became law
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Sponsors
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Latest action
Oct 11, 2015

What it does

Existing law creates, within the office of the Governor, the Office of Emergency Services which, under the Director of Emergency Services, coordinates disaster response, emergency planning, emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, disaster mitigation, and homeland security activities. Existing law requires, subject to the identification of funding by January 1, 2016, various entities, including the Office of Emergency Services, through a public-private partnership, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California that includes certain features, including the installation of field sensors. Existing law repeals this early warning system requirement on…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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    Oct 11, 2015

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