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Home/Bills/SB 1162California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 1162: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified May 18, 2026

What SB 1162 does, verified May 18, 2026

The bill aims to reduce wildfire hazards in the wildland-urban interface. It requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to make recommendations on prioritizing state efforts to reduce wildfire hazards. These recommendations must be made in consultation with the Department of Insurance and the California Fair Plan Association. The goal is to focus on areas with the largest increases in fair plan policies sold since 2019. The recommendations must be made by June 30, 2027.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
May. 14, 2026May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
May. 08, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
Apr. 27, 2026April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Apr. 17, 2026Set for hearing April 27.
Apr. 16, 2026April 20 hearing postponed by committee.
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