The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services in the office of the Governor and provides that the office is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property.
California SB 821 (20172018) — Emergency notification: county jurisdictions.
The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services in the office of the Governor and provides that the office is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading SB821 Jackson et al. — 35–0 (pass) · upper
SB 821 Jackson Senate Third Reading By LIMÓN — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB821 Jackson et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Limón — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-01-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 3.
2018-01-16 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-03-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-04-17 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 4784.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4835.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-03 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-06-21 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-06-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-16 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-20 Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2018-08-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-08-27 Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
2018-08-27 Withdrawn from 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 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6152.) 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 615, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7b19123-85d0-467a-a915-67d1c843f7f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).