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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 716: Fire safety standards: hydrogen facilities.

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 716 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Fire safety standards: hydrogen facilities. Primary sponsor: Juan Carrillo (D). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): 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 creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to foster, promote, and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire and panic.

This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to appoint a hydrogen fire expert to answer questions and provide clarification on the implementation of hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities, ensuring that hydrogen facilities comply with the most up-to-date fire safety standards. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to provide ongoing training to local fire departments and building inspectors to ensure that hydrogen-related safety protocols are understood and enforced statewide.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Juan CarrilloPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly39

“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. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8).
  5. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  6. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1847.)
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

Sources

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