Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify areas of the state as very high fire hazard severity zones based on specified criteria. Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, very high hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the director. Existing law authorizes a local agency to include areas within its jurisdiction not identified as very high fire hazard severity zones by the director as very high fire hazard severity zones following a specified finding supported by substantial evidence. Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to determine, based on specified criteria, whether an area of the state is one for which the financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing fires is primarily the responsibility of the state. Existing law refers to these areas as "state responsibility areas." This bill would, in furtherance of specified state housing production and wildfire mitigation goals, prohibit the creation or approval of a new development, as defined, in a very high fire hazard severity zone or a state responsibility area. By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to the approval of new developments in very high fire hazard severity zones and state responsibility areas, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 1327.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1100.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 6.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 777.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Set for hearing April 23.
April 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 9.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB474 | HTML |
| 02/21/19 - Introduced | |
| 04/22/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/21/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/19/20 - Amended Assembly |
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