# California AB 1455: Office of Land Use and Climate innovation: fire hazard planning.

California AB 1455, Office of Land Use and Climate innovation: fire hazard planning., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Isaac Bryan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-13 (Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 731, Statutes of 2025.) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: California AB 1455
- State: California
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Office of Land Use and Climate innovation: fire hazard planning.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-10-13, Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 731, Statutes of 2025.
- Sponsor: Isaac Bryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (216 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on insurers' extra yard clearing: benefit, low. Insurers can require fuel clearing beyond the standard 100 feet only with a designated fire expert's finding. The expert must find the extra work necessary to significantly reduce ignition risk and that no other feasible measure exists. Insurer-required clearing cannot cross the property line unles…
- Construction owners must get compliance documents: cost, low. Owners undertaking covered new construction or rebuilding after fire damage must get compliance documents when a building permit is required. Before work starts, a local building official must certify compliance with applicable state and local building standards. After completion, owners must obtai…
- Stricter yard rules with property protections: mixed, medium. People who own, lease, control, operate, or maintain covered structures must keep 100 feet of defensible space, stopping at property lines. This applies in state responsibility areas and locally designated very high fire hazard zones. Rules require an ember-resistant area within 5 feet and stronger…
- Local fire options can be stricter: mixed, low. Local fire agencies can approve alternative practices for occupied properties in locally designated very high fire hazard zones. The alternatives must have substantially similar practical effects to state rules. Owners who follow an approved alternative are protected from state enforcement under th…
- New fire rules with phased enforcement: mixed, low. The state forestry board must set 5-foot ember-zone standards for state responsibility areas and locally designated very high fire hazard zones. It must use emergency rules if regular rulemaking prevents meeting the December 31, 2025 deadline. Emergency rules can be readopted, remain effective unti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Isaac Bryan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-10 | House | AB 1455 Bryan Concurrence - Urgency Added | pass | 74 | 1 |   |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1455 Bryan By Becker Urgency Clause | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-08 | Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-03 | House | AB 1455 Bryan Assembly Third Reading | pass | 72 | 1 |   |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Do pass as amended. | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-10-13: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 731, Statutes of 2025. (Senate)
- 2025-10-13: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-09-22: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. (legislature)
- 2025-09-10: Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 3206.). (House)
- 2025-09-09: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. (House)
- 2025-09-09: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2728.). (Senate)
- 2025-09-08: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2025-09-05: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Senate)
- 2025-09-04: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2025-09-03: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Senate)
- 2025-08-26: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. (Senate)
- 2025-08-13: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (Senate)
- 2025-07-10: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Senate)
- 2025-07-09: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 8). (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 2019.) (House)
- 2025-05-27: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (House)
- 2025-05-23: Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. (House)
- 2025-05-23: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). (House)
- 2025-05-23: Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) (House)
- 2025-04-23: In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. (House)
- 2025-04-08: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (House)
- 2025-03-24: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time. (House)
- 2025-02-22: From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced. To print. (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-10-13: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145591CHP)
- Enrolled, 2025-09-12: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145592ENR)
- Amended Senate, 2025-09-05: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145593AMD)
- Amended Senate, 2025-09-03: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145594AMD)
- Amended Senate, 2025-07-10: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145595AMD)
- Amended Senate, 2025-06-25: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145596AMD)
- Amended Assembly, 2025-05-23: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145597AMD)
- Amended Assembly, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145598AMD)
- Introduced, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145599INT)

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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145591CHP)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145592ENR)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145593AMD)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145594AMD)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145595AMD)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145596AMD)
- [Amended Assembly (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145597AMD)
- [Amended Assembly (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145598AMD)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1455&version=20250AB145599INT)

## Related
- [AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2186-20252026)
- [AB 2222: Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: b…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2222-20252026)
- [AB 2595: San Mateo Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2595-20252026)
- [AB 2179: Workplace violence: restraining orders.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2179-20252026)
- [SB 1365: Price gouging.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-SB1365-20252026)
- [AB 2251: Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2251-20252026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB1455-20252026 (as of 2026-10-19).