California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB899: Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.
Status: In committee, August 13, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 4772 to the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention. fire prevention Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke. 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…
From the committee substitute text, May 14, 2026:
An act to add Section 4772 to the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention. fire prevention Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke. 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 task force, on or before July 1, 2028, and in cooperation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the State Air Resources Board, and the State Department of Public Health, to assess the health costs and impacts of wildfire smoke using existing wildfire smoke and health data, as provided. The bill would require the task force, in developing this assessment, to, among other things, develop a model to determine the approximate health benefits of achieving the goals identified in the action plan and make recommendations on how the action plan can increase its health benefits. The bill would authorize the task force to enter into contracts with an independent group to assist with this assessment. The bill would require the task force to include this …