Planning and zoning: general plan: safety element.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and of any land outside its boundaries that bears a relation to its planning. Existing law requires the general plan to include a safety element that addresses, among other things, evacuation routes related to identified fire and geologic hazards. Existing law, upon the next revision of a local hazard mitigation plan on or after January 1, 2022, or beginning on or before January 1, 2022, if a local jurisdiction has not adopted a local hazard mitigation plan, requires the safety element to be reviewed and updated as necessary to identify evacuation routes and their capacity, safety, and viability under a range of emergency scenarios.
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California Legislature
20212022
AB 1409
California AB 1409 (20212022)
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Planning and zoning: general plan: safety element.
California AB 1409 (20212022) — Planning and zoning: general plan: safety element.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and of any land outside its boundaries that bears a relation to its planning. Existing law requires the general plan to include a safety element that addresses, among other things, evacuation routes related to identified fire and geologic hazards. Existing law, upon the next revision of a local hazard mitigation plan on or after January 1, 2022, or beginning on or before January 1, 2022, if a local jurisdiction has not adopted a local hazard mitigation plan, requires the safety element to be reviewed and updated as necessary to identify evacuation routes and their capacity, safety, and viability under a range of emergency scenarios.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1409 Levine 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 — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar AB1409 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2021-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2021-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2021-03-11 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E.M. referral-committee
2021-04-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on E.M. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-04-20 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-04-21 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2021-04-28 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1338.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-05-19 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2021-06-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-06-30 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-07-15 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2239.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-31 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2021-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2021-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 481, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/30c80d5f-2475-43fc-910e-38935bb10eb9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).