Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged annually on each habitable structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area. Existing law requires the fee to be levied upon the owner of a habitable structure if that person owns the structure on July 1 of the year for which the fee is due.
California AB 301 (20152016) — State responsibility areas: fire prevention fees.
Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged annually on each habitable structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area. Existing law requires the fee to be levied upon the owner of a habitable structure if that person owns the structure on July 1 of the year for which the fee is due.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 301 BIGELOW Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 301 BIGELOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bigelow — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2015-02-23 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2015-03-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-15 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-16 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1222.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2015-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, be amended, and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1665.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-07-02 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2225.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-07-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2015-07-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-07-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 104, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ad317c74-5d95-4983-9561-283ff5d83d70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).