California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 986: State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change.
Vetoed Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Vetoed
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 986 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change. Primary sponsor: Al Muratsuchi (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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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, the California Emergency Services Act, authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency, and local officials and local governments to declare a local emergency, when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency. Existing law defines 3 conditions or degrees of emergency for purposes of these provisions.
This bill would additionally include a landslide among those conditions constituting a state of emergency or local emergency.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Muratsuchi | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 66 |
| Benjamin Allen | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 24 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
- Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Vetoed by Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3384.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2931.).
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
- In committee: Referred to suspense file.