California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2301 — Fire protection: public lands: defensible space.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires a person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains an occupied dwelling or occupied structure in, upon, or adjoining a mountainous area, forest-covered land, brush-covered land, grass-covered land, or land that is covered with flammable material that is within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as designated by a local agency, to maintain a defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure. Existing law requires a person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a mountainous area, forest-covered land, brush-covered land, grass-covered land, or land that is covered with flammable material, within a state responsibility area, to maintain a defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure. An insurance company that insures an occupied dwelling or occupied structure is authorized to require a greater distance, but this greater distance is prohibited from extending beyond the property line unless allowed by state law or a local ordinance, rule, or regulation. This bill would authorize a state public lands management agency, as defined, to establish a discretionary permitting or approval process containing specified elements, to consider an application from a person to maintain defensible space on state public lands if that person's defensible space requirement encroaches onto state public lands. The bill would authorize a state public lands management agency to impose conditions or limitations on maintenance of defensible space or that minimize any other adverse impact to the environment.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and RLS.

  4. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 4. Page 5501.)

  6. Read second time. To third reading.

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Read second time and amended.

  12. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 19).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  15. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Logue · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Logue

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2301 LOGUE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 4 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73408
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 78409
% of votes cast 86%4%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Saldana — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Eng — Not Voting
Swanson — Nay
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2301 do?
Existing law requires a person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains an occupied dwelling or occupied structure in, upon, or adjoining a mountainous area, forest-covered land, brush-covered land, grass-covered land, or land that is covered with flammable material that is within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as designated by a local agency, to maintain a defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure. Existing law requires a person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a mountainous area, forest-covered land, brush-covered land, grass-covered land, or land that is covered with flammable material, within a state responsibility area, to maintain a defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure. An insurance company that insures an occupied dwelling or occupied structure is authorized to require a greater distance, but this greater distance is prohibited from extending beyond the property line unless allowed by state law or a local ordinance, rule, or regulation. This bill would authorize a state public lands management agency, as defined, to establish a discretionary permitting or approval process containing specified elements, to consider an application from a person to maintain defensible space on state public lands if that person's defensible space requirement encroaches onto state public lands. The bill would authorize a state public lands management agency to impose conditions or limitations on maintenance of defensible space or that minimize any other adverse impact to the environment.
Who sponsors AB 2301?
AB 2301 is sponsored by Logue.
What is the current status of AB 2301?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2301?
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