Bill Dodd
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 3
Author
Existing law makes a person who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by the person to escape onto any public or private property liable for the fire suppression costs incurred in fighting the fire, the cost of providing rescue or emergency medical services, the cost of investigating and making any reports with respect to the fire, and the costs relating to accounting for the fire and the collection of specified funds. Existing law authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to enter into an agreement, including a grant agreement, for prescribed burning or other hazardous fuel reduction efforts with any person for specified purposes. Existing law requires the agreement to designate an officer of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or a certified burn boss as the burn boss with final authority regarding the prescribed burning operation and to specify the duties of, and the precautions taken by, the person contracting with the department and any personnel furnished by that person. Existing law prohibits a person from knowingly setting or permitting agricultural burning unless that person has a valid permit, as specified. Existing law prohibits, among other things, a person from setting fire or causing fire to be set to any forest, brush, or other flammable material that is on any land that is not the person's own, or under the person's legal control, without the permission of the owner, lessee, or agent of the owner or lessee of the land. This bill would provide that no person shall be liable for any fire suppression or other costs otherwise recoverable for a prescribed burn if specified conditions are met, including, among others, that the burn be for the purpose of wildland fire hazard reduction, ecological maintenance and restoration, cultural burning, silviculture, or agriculture, and that, when required, a certified burn boss review and approve a written prescription for the burn. The bill would provide that any person whose conduct constitutes gross negligence shall not be entitled to immunity from fire suppression or other costs otherwise recoverable, as specified. The bill would define terms for its purposes.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 600, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2352.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2603.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26).
August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 22).
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1392.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Read third time and amended.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 20).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 20.
May 17 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 17.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 1019.) (May 4).
Set for hearing May 4.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 11.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB332 | HTML |
| 02/08/21 - Introduced | |
| 05/06/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/24/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/23/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/07/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/06/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 05/03/21- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/14/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/26/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/21- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 07/05/21- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/16/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/31/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/01/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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