California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1153: Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
Status: Chaptered, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 8607.3 to the Government Code, relating to disaster preparedness. disaster preparedness Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire…
From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:
An act to add Section 8607.3 to the Government Code, relating to disaster preparedness. disaster preparedness Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, requires all public water systems, as defined, with 10,000 or more service connections to review and revise their disaster preparedness plans in conjunction with related agencies, including, but not limited to, local fire departments and the Office of Emergency Services, to ensure that the plans are sufficient to address possible disaster scenarios. A person, as defined, who violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would require all urban retail water suppliers, as defined, serving 3,300 or more persons and serving a high or very high fire hazard severity zone to include incident-specific response procedures for wildfires as part of their disaster preparedness plans, including any applicable emergency response plan as required by federal law. The bill would require these plans to include, among other things, mitigation actions, including actions, procedures, and equipment, that can obviate or significantly lessen the impact of a wildfire on the water system and the supply of drinking water provided by the water supplier. Because violation of these requirements by certain urban retail water suppliers would constitute a misdemeanor, the bill would …
Sponsors
- Anna Caballero (D, SD14) · primary sponsor
- Susan Rubio (D, SD22)
- Tina McKinnor (D, AD61)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 776, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Ordered to special consent calendar.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6704.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1153 Caballero et al. Concurrence (August 30, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB 1153 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Calderon (August 27, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials] (June 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB1153 Caballero et al. (May 22, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1153?
- SB1153 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
- What does SB1153 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 8607.3 to the Government Code, relating to disaster preparedness. disaster preparedness Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire…
- What is the status of SB1153?
- Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 776, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1153?
- Anna Caballero (D, SD14), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1153?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1153
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