California AB1891: Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program.

What the bill says

An act to add Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 4450) to Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. forestry Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program. Existing law authorizes a person that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands, woodland, grassland, and shrubland within a state responsibility area to apply to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for permission to use prescribed burning for certain public purposes…

From the enrolled text, September 1, 2026:

An act to add Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 4450) to Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. forestry Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program. Existing law authorizes a person that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands, woodland, grassland, and shrubland within a state responsibility area to apply to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for permission to use prescribed burning for certain public purposes. Existing law authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to enter into an agreement for prescribed burning with a person to conduct the prescribed burning operations for certain purposes. Existing law requires the department to develop a training program for prescribed fire users to certify professionals as burn bosses. Existing law requires the department to conduct an experimental program of wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods in 2 areas of wildlands. This bill would require the department, on an annual basis, to allocate not less than 10% of funding appropriated to the department for local assistance and other grant programs where prescribed or beneficial fire is an eligible activity, consistent with the term of the appropriation, to expand training, organizational capacity, and support for community-led beneficial fire programs, including, but not limited to, those developed by California Native American tribes, nongovernmental organizations, universities and …

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Sponsors

• Damon Connolly (D, AD12) · primary sponsor
• Chris Rogers (D, AD02)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. September 4, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 27, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6738.).
4. August 27, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
5. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
7. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
9. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. June 25, 2026: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1891 Connolly et al. By Becker (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1891 Connolly Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 27, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 23, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1891 Connolly Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1891?

AB1891 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program.

What does AB1891 do?

In its own words: An act to add Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 4450) to Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. forestry Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program. Existing law authorizes a person that owns or controls brush-covered land, forest lands, woodland, grassland, and shrubland within a state responsibility area to apply to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for permission to use prescribed burning for certain public purposes…

What is the status of AB1891?

Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1891?

Damon Connolly (D, AD12), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for AB1891?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1891