SB616

Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program.

Vetoed·10/13/25

California SB616 establishes a Community Hardening Commission to develop wildfire mitigation standards and guidelines for home and community.

California SB616 creates the Community Hardening Commission within the Department of Insurance to develop new wildfire community hardening standards and guidelines for home hardening. The commission will convene quarterly to analyze wildfire risk data, develop best practices, and recommend cost-effective mitigation strategies. The Department of Insurance will develop guidelines for a wildfire data sharing platform to aggregate and make available wildfire risk data.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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0 Nay

6 Absent

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Calendar

Aug 29, 2025

12:00 AM

Assembly Appropriations Hearing

Aug 20, 2025

9:00 AM

Assembly Appropriations Hearing

History

Mar 2

Senate

Stricken from file.

Mar 2

Senate

Veto sustained.

Oct 13, 2025

Senate

Vetoed by the Governor.