California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2908 — Navigation applications: traffic: very high fire hazard severity zones.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

The California Emergency Services Act, among other things, establishes the Office of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies. The act requires the Director of Emergency Services to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies in connection with a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency. Existing law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify areas of the state as very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. This bill would prohibit a company that provides a navigation application, as defined, from directing traffic within a one-mile radius of an area identified by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection as a very high fire hazard severity zone. The bill would require that company to include a notification on the application that warns drivers using the application that a specified emergency event is occurring in the area described above. The bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to impose a civil penalty in an unspecified amount for each violation of the above provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

  3. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  4. Read first time.

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

  6. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2908 do?
The California Emergency Services Act, among other things, establishes the Office of Emergency Services for the purpose of mitigating the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies. The act requires the Director of Emergency Services to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies in connection with a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency. Existing law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify areas of the state as very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. This bill would prohibit a company that provides a navigation application, as defined, from directing traffic within a one-mile radius of an area identified by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection as a very high fire hazard severity zone. The bill would require that company to include a notification on the application that warns drivers using the application that a specified emergency event is occurring in the area described above. The bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to impose a civil penalty in an unspecified amount for each violation of the above provisions.
Who sponsors AB 2908?
AB 2908 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 2908?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 2908?
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