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AB 2472: Emergency services: catastrophic plans.
What AB 2472 does, verified May 16, 2026
The bill requires the Office of Emergency Services to develop catastrophic plans in consultation with relevant state and local agencies. These plans would address emergency services, including prevention, response, recovery, and mitigation of disasters and emergencies. The goal of the plans is to protect people and property from the effects of catastrophic events.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Mar. 24, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar. 10, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on E.M. |
| Mar. 09, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended. |
Latest bill textAmended version, March 9, 2026 · 267 words
| Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2472
| Introduced by Committee on Emergency Management (Assembly Members Ransom (Chair), Bains, Bennett, and Calderon) |
February 20, 2026 |
An act to add Section 8586.10 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2472, as amended, Committee on Emergency Management. Emergency services: catastrophic plans.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor, and sets forth its powers and duties, including responsibility for addressing natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property.
This bill would require OES, in consultation with relevant state and local agencies, to develop catastrophic plans, as described.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8586.10 is added to the Government Code, to read:8586.10.
(a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with relevant state and local agencies, shall develop catastrophic plans.(b) For purposes of this section, “catastrophic plans” include the following disaster response plans developed by the Office of Emergency Services or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or both:
(1) Northern California Catastrophic Flood Response Plan.
(2) Bay Area Earthquake Plan.
(3) California Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami Response Plan.
(4) Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Plan.
(5) Catastrophic Wildfires in the Wildland Urban Interface.
(6) Pandemic Influenza incident plan. Incident Plan.
(7) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive Incident Plan.
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