Existing law creates the Department of Insurance and prescribes the department's powers and duties. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the underwriting and ongoing monitoring of insured risks. Existing law generally requires an insurer or insurance producer to have underwriting guidelines that establish the criteria and process under which an insurer makes its decision to provide or to deny coverage.
California SB 429 (20252026) — Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.
Existing law creates the Department of Insurance and prescribes the department's powers and duties. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the underwriting and ongoing monitoring of insured risks. Existing law generally requires an insurer or insurance producer to have underwriting guidelines that establish the criteria and process under which an insurer makes its decision to provide or to deny coverage.
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 [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
SB 429 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cortese — primary (person)
Becker — coauthor (person)
Richardson — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2025-02-26 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2025-04-04 Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 869.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2025-05-05 May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-29 From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Cortese.
2025-05-29 Ordered to third reading.
2025-06-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1456.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-09 Referred to Coms. on INS. and E.M. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on E.M. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2