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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 300: Fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal.

Passed one chamber 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 300 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal. Primary sponsor: Tom Lackey (R). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): In committee: Held under submission.

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Official summary

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

Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified. Existing law also requires the State Fire Marshal to classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones, and, by regulation, to designate fire hazard severity zones and assign to each zone a rating reflecting the degree of severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in the zone. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to periodically review very high fire hazard severity zones that are not state responsibility areas, and designated and rated zones that are state responsibility areas, as provided.

This bill would instead require the State Fire Marshal, at least once every 5 years, to review areas in the state identified as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, and to review lands within state responsibility areas classified as fire hazard severity zones. The bill would also require the State Fire Marshal, at least once every 5 years, to re-review areas within the state that are not identified as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, and to re-review lands within state responsibility areas that are not classified as fire hazard severity zones, and, if applicable, identify or classify those areas, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom LackeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly34

“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: Referred to suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
  5. Referred to Coms. on G.O. and N.R. & W.
  6. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1650.)
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  11. Read second time and amended.
  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28).

Sources

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