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SB 1162: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.
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.
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Last action: May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| May. 08, 2026 | Set for hearing May 14. |
| Apr. 27, 2026 | April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 17, 2026 | Set for hearing April 27. |
| Apr. 16, 2026 | April 20 hearing postponed by committee. |
Latest bill textAmended version, April 9, 2026 · 431 words
| Amended IN Senate April 09, 2026 |
| Amended IN Senate March 23, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1162
| Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil (Coauthors: Senators Dahle and Ochoa Bogh) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Gallagher) |
February 18, 2026 |
An act to add Section 4771.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1162, as amended, Alvarado-Gil. Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.
The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate in administering a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels.
Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in the state’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, as provided. Existing law requires, on or before March 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, the task force to update the action plan.
This bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, on or before June 30, 2027, and in consultation with the Department of Insurance and the California FAIR Plan Association, to make recommendations to prioritize those state efforts to reduce wildfire hazards in the wildland-urban interface identified in the action plan for the task force regarding specific wildfire risk reduction measures that would reduce the regional risk profile for high-hazard landscapes and communities, particularly those ZIP codes Codes that have seen the largest increases in FAIR Plan policies sold since 2019.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4771.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, immediately following Section 4771.6, to read:4771.7.
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