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AB 1285 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.

Summary
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to encourage the adoption of fire prevention measures by means of education, engineering, and enforcement and to prepare or cause to be prepared for dissemination information relating to the subject of fire prevention and extinguishment. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures for utility grade lithium-ion battery storage facilities, as specified.
Issues: ✓ EnergySupports EnergyEstablishes safety protocols for lithium-ion battery storage facilities, critical for renewable energy infrastructure deployment, supporting safe expansion of energy storage systems.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Signed Oct 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

10/11/25 - Chaptered → AB1285 · 1 edit
MINOR
No substantive policy changes between these two versions. The first version is the plain-text chaptered (enrolled) document, while the second is a web page rendering of the same bill text with added navigation elements, metadata fields, and site layout. The actual legislative content - Section 13105.3 requiring the State Fire Marshal to develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures for utility-grade lithium-ion battery storage facilities - is identical in both.
TECHNICAL

The document changed from a plain-text chaptered format to a web page layout with navigation menus, search fields, and metadata (vote type: majority, appropriation: no, fiscal committee: yes, local program: no). No changes to the bill's substantive provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Sep 4, 2025
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Oct 11, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2524.).
upper
Aug 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
upper
Aug 18, 2025
Committee
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
upper
Jul 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2062.)
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.M.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced measure version corrected.
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.