(1) Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and exempts a local agency, as defined, from that requirement if ordinances of the local agency, adopted on or before December 31, 1992, impose standards that are equivalent to, or more restrictive than, specified state standards. Existing law authorizes a local agency, at its discretion, to exclude from specified requirements governing fire risk reduction an area identified as a very high fire hazard severity zone by the director within the jurisdiction of the local agency, following a specified finding supported by substantial evidence that those requirements are not necessary for effective fire protection within the area.
California SB 1260 (20172018) — Fire prevention and protection: prescribed burns.
(1) Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and exempts a local agency, as defined, from that requirement if ordinances of the local agency, adopted on or before December 31, 1992, impose standards that are equivalent to, or more restrictive than, specified state standards. Existing law authorizes a local agency, at its discretion, to exclude from specified requirements governing fire risk reduction an area identified as a very high fire hazard severity zone by the director within the jurisdiction of the local agency, following a specified finding supported by substantial evidence that those requirements are not necessary for effective fire protection within the area.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1260 Jackson Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
SB 1260 Jackson Senate Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2018-03-01 Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W., EQ., and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2018-03-14 Set for hearing April 16.
2018-04-06 Set for hearing April 18 in EQ. pending receipt.
2018-04-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4698.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on EQ. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4720.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-20 Set for hearing April 25.
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4811.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2018-05-07 May 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4307.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4413.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2018-06-18 Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
2018-06-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-07-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-24 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2018-08-27 Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2018-08-27 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6170.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 624, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2ac7199-f764-484e-b0fa-ae9a375524cd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).