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Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas.

It was vetoed on Mar 2, 2026.

CA SB 629 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Vetoed
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Senate
Sponsors
7
Latest action
Mar 2, 2026

What it does

Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas of the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on specified criteria. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to periodically review the areas in the state identified as very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified. Existing law requires a local agency, within 30 days after receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies those fire hazard severity zones, to make the information available for public review and comment, and to present the information in a format that is understandable and accessible to the general public, including, but not limited to, maps. Existing…

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Where it stands

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  3. Floor (Done)

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