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AB 2475: Standardized emergency management system.
What AB 2475 does, verified September 29, 2026
This bill aims to improve emergency management in California by establishing a standardized emergency management system. The Office of Emergency Services must complete two after-action reports within 180 days of a declared state of emergency and 180 days after it ends. The reports will include information about the application of the system. Additionally, cities and counties must submit an after-action report within 120 days of a local emergency, which must include information about the system's application. The bill requires the Office of Emergency Services to send the reports and annual recovery updates to the relevant committees. Reimbursement for costs mandated by the state will be provided if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains such costs.
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| Sep. 27, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 27, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 03, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6584.). |
| Aug. 25, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 27, 2026 · 1,260 words
Assembly Bill No. 2475
CHAPTER 610
An act to amend Section 8607 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
[ Approved by Governor September 27, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2475, Committee on Emergency Management. Standardized emergency management system.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, requires the Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with all interested state agencies with designated response roles in the state emergency plan and interested local emergency management agencies, to jointly establish by regulation a standardized emergency management system for use by all emergency response agencies. The act requires the Office of Emergency Services to complete an after-action report within 180 days of a declared disaster, as provided.
This bill would instead require the Office of Emergency Services to complete 2 after-action reports, the first within the first 180 days of a declaration of a state of emergency and the second no later than 180 days after a declared state of emergency ends, as provided. The bill would also require the office to annually draft a written update related to the recovery activities of all open states of emergency, as provided. The bill would require the office to send both reports and any annual recovery updates to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Emergency Management, as provided.
This bill would additionally require, no later than 120 days after a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor ends, that each affected city, county, or city and county provide the Office of Emergency Services with information regarding local recovery efforts. The bill would specify that this information shall include, but not be limited to, any conclusions and recommendations based on a review of the public safety response and disaster recovery efforts. By imposing a new reporting requirement upon local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8607 of the Government Code is amended to read:8607.
(a) The Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with all interested state agencies with designated response roles in the state emergency plan and interested local emergency management agencies, shall jointly establish by regulation a standardized emergency management system for use by all emergency response agencies. The public water systems identified in Section 8607.2 may review and comment on these regulations before adoption. This system shall be applicable, but not limited to, those emergencies or disasters referenced in the state emergency plan. The standardized emergency management system shall include all of the following systems as a framework for responding to and managing emergencies and disasters involving multiple jurisdictions or multiple agency responses:(1) The Incident Command Systems adapted from the systems originally developed by the FIRESCOPE Program, including those currently in use by state agencies.
(2) The multiagency coordination system as developed by the FIRESCOPE Program.
(3) The mutual aid agreement, as defined in Section 8561, and related mutual aid systems such as those used in law enforcement, fire service, and coroners operations.
(4) The operational area concept, as defined in Section 8559.
(b) Individual agencies’ roles and responsibilities agreed upon and contained in existing laws or the state emergency plan are not superseded by this article.
(c) The Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with the State Fire Marshal’s office, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, and all other interested state agencies with designated response roles in the state emergency plan, shall jointly develop an approved course of instruction for use in training all emergency response personnel, consisting of the concepts and procedures associated with the standardized emergency management system described in subdivision (a).
(d) All state agencies shall use the standardized emergency management system as adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) to coordinate multiple jurisdiction or multiple agency emergency and disaster operations.
(e) (1) Each local agency, in order to be eligible for any funding of response-related costs under disaster assistance programs, shall use the standardized emergency management system as adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) to coordinate multiple jurisdiction or multiple agency operations.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), local agencies shall be eligible for repair, renovation, or any other nonpersonnel costs resulting from an emergency.
(f) (1) Within the first 180 days of a declaration of a state of emergency, the Office of Emergency Services shall, in cooperation with involved state and local agencies, complete an after-action report that includes a review of the public safety response and conclusions and recommendations based on findings. The office shall make the report available to all interested public safety and emergency management organizations.
(2) (A) No later than 180 days after a declaration of a state of emergency ends, the Office of Emergency Services shall, in cooperation with involved state and local agencies, complete an after-action report that includes a review of disaster recovery activities and conclusions and recommendations based on findings. The office shall make the report available to all interested public safety and emergency management organizations.
(B) Beginning when the state of emergency is declared and until the report required by this paragraph is completed, the Office of Emergency Services shall annually draft a written update related to the recovery activities of all open states of emergency and make the update available to all interested public safety and emergency management organizations.
(3) The Office of Emergency Services shall publish a public version of the after-action reports required by this subdivision and may publish quantitative data and reportable statistics from available reports, or other information or data, that may be used to assess mitigation, preparedness, training, and other response and recovery needs throughout the state.
(4) (A) The Office of Emergency Services shall send both the after-action reports required by this subdivision and any annual recovery updates required by this subdivision to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Emergency Management.
(B) The reports shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.
(g) No later than 120 days after a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor ends, each affected city, county, or city and county shall provide the Office of Emergency Services with information regarding local recovery efforts, including, but not limited to, any conclusions and recommendations based on a review of the public safety response and disaster recovery efforts.
SEC. 2.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act amending Section 8607 of the Government Code address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.SEC. 3.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.Text of AB 2475 as chaptered, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions