SB 658: Real property impacted by the 2025 Eaton or Palisades Fires: notification of owner’s intent to sell.

Official summary

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

Existing law establishes various real estate disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of residential real property. On January 7, 2025, the Governor proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura due to fire and windstorm conditions that caused multiple fires, including the Eaton and Palisades Fires.

This bill would require the County of Los Angeles to develop a process for specified governmental or nonprofit organizations to notify the county of their interest in purchasing specified types of real property located within an area impacted by the Eaton or Palisades Fires. The bill would require the county to maintain on its internet website a list of the organizations that have provided the county with that notification. By imposing new duties on the County of Los Angeles, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would allow the owner of property subject to the bill’s provisions to notify the County of Los Angeles or an organization on the county’s list of the owner’s intent to sell the

property, as specified. The bill would repeal its provisions 6 years following the expiration of the last declared disaster or state of emergency resulting from the Eaton or Palisades Fires. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“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. February 2, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. May 23, 2025May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
3. May 16, 2025Set for hearing May 23.
4. May 12, 2025May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
5. May 2, 2025Set for hearing May 12.
6. April 30, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 969.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. April 23, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
8. April 22, 2025Set for hearing April 30 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
9. April 10, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
10. April 4, 2025Set for hearing April 22.
11. April 2, 2025Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
12. March 26, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.