Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 1934
Session 20252026
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Aug 30, 2026
First Action
Feb 13, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 10, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1934
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Principal Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Unknown
Rubio
Coauthor
Summary
Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and make available on its internet website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to allow certification of contractors who conduct defensible space, home hardening, fuel reduction, roadside clearance, and other contracting activities for wildlife resiliency efforts and who have completed specified training programs. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and update a Wildland-Urban Interface Products listing of products and construction assemblies that comply with prescribed regulations regarding building in a wildland-urban interface area. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of researching and developing the products listing and the educational and training provisions. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to establish the State Fire Marshal's Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2028, the State Fire Marshal's Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop an implementation plan for a home hardening certification program that identifies home hardening measures, including defensible space, that can be voluntarily implemented during renovation or property improvement projects, or both, to substantially reduce the risk of loss during a fire and bring existing building stock into alignment with state building standards for wildland-urban interface areas. The bill would require the committee, in developing the implementation plan for the home hardening certification program, to provide specified recommendations. The bill would authorize the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of developing the implementation plan for the home hardening certification program. The bill would require the committee, on or before January 1, 2028, to provide a report to specified legislative committees on its findings and recommendations pursuant to these provisions. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the State Fire Marshal to establish the home hardening certification program based on the recommendations made by the Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee.
Documents (10)
09/10/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/30/2026
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
08/30/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
08/30/2026
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
08/17/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
08/03/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
07/01/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/17/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
06/09/2026
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.M.
06/03/2026
Senate
Referred to Coms. on E.M. and N.R. & W.
05/21/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/21/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5205.)
05/18/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
04/29/2026
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/26/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
03/25/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
03/24/2026
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 23).
03/02/2026
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on E.M and NAT. RES.
02/14/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
02/13/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 14, 2026 8:31:27 AM
Record Updated
Sep 11, 2026 9:12:49 AM