AB 1866 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds.

Summary

Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, requires the Director of Emergency Services to provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria. This bill would require the director, in administering those provisions, to prioritize local agencies that are not eligible for federal funding due to the agency's inability to meet minimum damage thresholds under federal law, as specified. The California Disaster Assistance Act limits the state share for any eligible project to no more than 75% of total state eligible costs unless the local agency is located within a city, county, or city and county that has adopted a local hazard mitigation plan in accordance with specified federal law. This bill would specify costs that may be included in the local agency cost share.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/11/26 - Amended Assembly → AB1866 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions of AB 1866. The legislative text (Sections 8685.1 and 8685.9 of the Government Code) is identical in both versions. The differences are entirely in document formatting and presentation: the first version is a plain-text rendering while the second includes website navigation elements, different heading styles, and restructured layout from the California legislature's online bill system.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a plain-text legislative document into the HTML-rendered format of the California legislature website, adding navigation links (home, accessibility, FAQ, etc.), changing heading structure, and reorganizing how sections are displayed. No words in the actual statutory language were added, removed, or altered.

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

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

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on E.M.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors