California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1934: State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
Status: Chaptered, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 13159.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 4209.4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire safety. fire safety State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and make available on its internet website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel, as specified…
From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:
An act to amend Section 13159.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 4209.4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire safety. fire safety State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and make available on its internet website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to allow certification of contractors who conduct defensible space, home hardening, fuel reduction, roadside clearance, and other contracting activities for wildlife resiliency efforts and who have completed specified training programs. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and update a Wildland-Urban Interface Products listing of products and construction assemblies that comply with prescribed regulations regarding building in a wildland-urban interface area. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of researching and developing the products listing and the educational and training provisions. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to establish the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory …