Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: civil cost recovery.
Existing law requires a person who, among other things, negligently or in violation of the law sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire to escape onto any public or private property to be liable for fire suppression costs incurred in fighting the fire and for rescue or emergency medical services. Existing law authorizes public agencies participating in the fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical services to designate one or more agencies to bring an action to recover the costs incurred by all the participating agencies. Among other things, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is responsible for providing fire protection and prevention. Existing law provides that the General Fund consists of moneys received into the Treasury and not required by law to be credited to any other fund.
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20132014
SB 1075
California SB 1075 (20132014)
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Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: civil cost recovery.
California SB 1075 (20132014) — Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: civil cost recovery.
Existing law requires a person who, among other things, negligently or in violation of the law sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire to escape onto any public or private property to be liable for fire suppression costs incurred in fighting the fire and for rescue or emergency medical services. Existing law authorizes public agencies participating in the fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical services to designate one or more agencies to bring an action to recover the costs incurred by all the participating agencies. Among other things, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is responsible for providing fire protection and prevention. Existing law provides that the General Fund consists of moneys received into the Treasury and not required by law to be credited to any other fund.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1075 Knight Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Knight — primary (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Huff — coauthor (person)
Nielsen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2014-03-18 Set for hearing April 8.
2014-04-02 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-08 Set for hearing April 22.
2014-04-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3215.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2014-05-05 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2014-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3416.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-08 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-19 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2014-06-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-07-02 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5916.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-07 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2014-08-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2014-08-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 250, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb430c08-139d-48b6-9f3c-e39e761ac327. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).