AB 716: Fire safety standards: hydrogen facilities.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 7, 2025

What AB 716 does, verified December 7, 2025

The state fire marshal will appoint a hydrogen fire expert to provide clarification and guidance on implementing hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities. This expert will help ensure that these facilities comply with the most up-to-date fire safety standards. The state fire marshal will also provide ongoing training to local fire departments and building inspectors to ensure that hydrogen-related safety protocols are understood and enforced statewide.

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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2025-06-02)Alert me

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Asm. Juan CarrilloAuthor · California State Assembly

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Recent actions26 total · showing 5

Aug. 29, 2025	In committee: Held under submission.
Aug. 18, 2025	In committee: Referred to suspense file.
Jul. 14, 2025	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Jul. 10, 2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8).
Jun. 11, 2025	Referred to Com. on G.O.

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Latest bill textAmended version, July 14, 2025 · 423 words

Amended IN Senate July 14, 2025

Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025

Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 716

Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo

February 14, 2025

An act to add Section 13105.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to the State Fire Marshal.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 716, as amended, Carrillo. Fire safety standards: hydrogen facilities.

Existing law creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to foster, promote, and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire and panic.

This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to adopt the National Fire Protection Association Hydrogen Technologies Code (NFPA 2) as the statewide fire safety standards and guidelines for hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities. The bill would authorize local governments, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to adopt more stringent fire safety standards than the statewide fire safety standards, based on unique local hazards and risks. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to appoint a hydrogen fire expert, with specified duties. to appoint a hydrogen fire expert to answer questions and provide clarification on the implementation of hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities, ensuring that hydrogen facilities comply with the most up-to-date fire safety standards. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to provide ongoing training to local fire departments and building ~~inspectors, as specified.~~ inspectors to ensure that hydrogen-related safety protocols are understood and enforced statewide.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 13105.4 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

13105.4.
(a)The State Fire Marshal shall adopt the National Fire Protection Association Hydrogen Technologies Code (NFPA 2) as the statewide fire safety standards and guidelines for hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities.
(b)A local government, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, may adopt fire safety standards more stringent than the statewide fire safety standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, based on unique local hazards and risks.
~~(c)~~

13105.4.

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a hydrogen fire expert to answer questions and provide clarification on the implementation of ~~NFPA 2,~~ hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities, ensuring that hydrogen facilities comply with the most up-to-date fire safety standards.

~~(d)~~

(b) The State Fire Marshal shall provide ongoing training to local fire departments and building inspectors to ensure that hydrogen-related safety protocols are understood and enforced statewide.

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