SB 74 California Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development.

Summary

Existing law, until January 1, 2029, establishes the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development in state government within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to study, test, and advise regarding procurement of emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires within the state. For those purposes, existing law requires the office to, among other things, develop a balanced, multimodal research and development program designed to identify, research, test, and evaluate emerging technologies and tools designed to improve the state's preparation for, and response to, wildfires in the state, as specified. This bill would delete the January 1, 2029, sunset date described above.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Aug 2024

Senate Passage

May 2023

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 11, 2023 Last action Aug 15, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2023

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

May 30, 2023

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican9

9 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

lower

Jun 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Jun 13, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on E.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

lower

Jun 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and amended.

lower

Sep 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).

lower

Aug 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Aug 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 16).

lower

Jul 5, 2023

Lower · Passed

July 5 hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Jun 15, 2023

Committee

Referred to Coms. on A. & A.R. and P. & C.P.

lower

May 30, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1363.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

May 18, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

May 18, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1159.) (May 18).

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Apr 25, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 872.) (April 25).

upper

Apr 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

upper

Mar 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

upper

Feb 22, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

upper

Feb 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Jan 18, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Jan 11, 2023

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor