California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB804: Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 51018.6, 51019, and 51019.1 of, and to add Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 51020) to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of, and to repeal Section 51020.055 of, the Government Code, relating to pipeline safety. pipeline safety Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act. (1) The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations relating to intrastate pipelines used for the transportation of hazardous liquid substances or highly volatile liquid substances…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 51018.6, 51019, and 51019.1 of, and to add Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 51020) to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of, and to repeal Section 51020.055 of, the Government Code, relating to pipeline safety. pipeline safety Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act. (1) The Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations relating to intrastate pipelines used for the transportation of hazardous liquid substances or highly volatile liquid substances. The act requires these regulations to comply with federal law, which defines hazardous liquid to include, among others, petroleum, petroleum products, and ethanol or other nonpetroleum fuel. Federal law also defines highly volatile liquid substances to mean a hazardous liquid that will form a vapor cloud when released, as provided. The act governs various issues related to intrastate pipelines, including, among others, pipeline design and construction, pipeline testing, land use restrictions within pipeline easements, reporting and document retention requirements on pipeline operators, pipeline inspections, emergency protocols, and enforcement. This bill would enact the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, a regulatory program, similar to the Elder California Pipeline Safety Act, governing pipelines dedicated to transporting hydrogen, to be administered by the State Fire Marshal, as specified. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations governing various issues …