AB 2538

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Assembly
  • Senate
  • Governor

State Warning Center: wildfire smoke notification.

Abstract

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to jointly establish and lead the Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence Integration Center, comprised of representatives from specified state and other entities. Existing law requires the center to share intelligence and data relevant to wildfire threat, forecasting, detection, and prevention activities, as provided, in coordination with specified entities, including the California State Warning Center within the office. This bill would require the office to, upon the next update to its emergency plan, ensure its California State Warning Center integrates a plan for targeted alerts for public health dangers, including smoke from wildfires. The bill would require the office to create a standard operating procedure to send text and voice messages, in multiple languages, to residents and farmworkers based on their ZIP Codes to alert them of public health dangers in their area. This bill would also require a county to integrate targeted alerts for public health dangers into its emergency plan upon the next update to its emergency plan, as specified. The bill would require coordination between the office, county, other emergency system operations partners, and program management. By adding to the duties of county officials in developing and updating emergency plans, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


May 19, 2022

Assembly

In committee: Held under submission.

May 04, 2022

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
suspense file.

Apr 05, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 29, 2022

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E.M.

Mar 28, 2022

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.

Mar 10, 2022

Assembly

Referred to Com. on E.M.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E.M.

Feb 18, 2022

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

Feb 17, 2022

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2538 HTML
02/17/22 - Introduced PDF
03/28/22 - Amended Assembly PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/30/22- Assembly Emergency Management PDF
05/02/22- Assembly Appropriations PDF

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