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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1866: California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1866 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds. Primary sponsor: Chris Rogers (D). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, requires the Director of Emergency Services to provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria.

This bill would require the director, in administering those provisions, to prioritize local agencies that are not eligible for federal funding due to the agency’s inability to meet minimum damage thresholds under federal law, as specified.

The California Disaster Assistance Act limits the state share for any eligible project to no more than 75% of total state eligible costs unless the local agency is located within a city, county, or city and county that has adopted a local hazard mitigation plan in accordance with specified federal law.

This bill would specify costs that may be included in the local agency cost share.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RogersPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.
  6. Referred to Com. on E.M.
  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
  8. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page