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CaliforniaAB 8882025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

California Safe Homes grant program.

Sponsored By: Lisa Calderon (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

City grants for wildfire safety projects

Cities, counties, and special districts can get grants for projects that reduce wildfire risk across a community. They must show the project matches program priorities and how they will track results before getting funds. This supports collective actions that can protect many homes.

Funding and oversight for Safe Homes program

The law creates the Sustainable Insurance Account to hold money for the program. The Department of Insurance can set program rules, define eligibility, and use contractors to run it. The California FAIR Plan must send a yearly report on how many policyholders meet wildfire mitigation rating factors. By January 1, 2027, and every two years after, the department must post a performance report with funding totals, locations, and recommendations, and send it to the Legislature.

Home hardening grants for low income owners

The law creates the California Safe Homes grant program run by the Department of Insurance. It helps pay to harden homes so you can lower wildfire risk and qualify for insurance discounts. Grants are funded first for roof replacement that meets Safer from Wildfires rules, then for a five‑foot noncombustible zone around the home. You can apply if your home is insured by an admitted insurer or the FAIR Plan, your ZIP overlaps a high or very high fire‑hazard zone on current CalFIRE maps, and your income is at or below your county’s low‑income limit set by Housing and Community Development. If you get a grant, you must keep receipts, attest the work was done, and report whether you later qualified for wildfire mitigation incentives from your insurer.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lisa Calderon

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

    Democratic • House

  • Marc Berman

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Gipson

    Democratic • House

  • Heather Hadwick

    Republican • House

  • Matt Haney

    Democratic • House

  • John Harabedian

    Democratic • House

  • Greg Wallis

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 167 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/13/2025

Item 39 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 37 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/18/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/9/2025

Vote in CS70

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 6/3/2025

Item 88 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CX28

Yes: 16 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 536, Statutes of 2025.

    10/10/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/10/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    9/24/2025legislature

  4. Enrolled measure version corrected.

    9/18/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    9/13/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3046.).

    9/13/2025Senate

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025Senate

  8. From special consent calendar.

    9/3/2025Senate

  9. Ordered to special consent calendar.

    9/2/2025Senate

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025Senate

  12. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    8/18/2025Senate

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/10/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Com. on INS.

    6/18/2025Senate

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    6/4/2025Senate

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1983.)

    6/3/2025House

  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.)

    5/29/2025House

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

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

    5/14/2025House

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/30/2025House

  22. Coauthors revised.

    4/30/2025House

  23. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

    4/23/2025House

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

    4/22/2025House

  25. Referred to Com. on INS.

    3/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/10/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/16/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/29/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/22/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/19/2025

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