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AB-1003 • 2026

Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.

Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Calderon
Last action
2025-10-10
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 537, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide exact cost details or specify all required elements of the county plans, leaving some uncertainty in these areas.

Public Health Emergency Plans and Wildfire Research

This law requires the California Department of Public Health to create an emergency plan by June 30, 2027, for dealing with poor air quality caused by wildfires or other sources. It also mandates counties to develop specific plans that include outreach to the public and key stakeholders.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Public Health to make an emergency plan about air quality issues due to wildfires or other causes by June 30, 2027.
  • The department must put this plan on its website within 7 days after it is finished and send copies to local and state officials within two weeks.
  • Counties need to create their own plans based on the state's guidelines. These county plans should include ways to talk with the public about air quality issues.
  • After counties finish their plans, they must give copies to local officers and health directors.
  • The State Department of Public Health has to put each county’s plan online within two weeks after receiving it.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State Department of Public Health
  • Local government officials in California
  • Counties in California

Terms To Know

Air Quality Event
A situation where the air quality is very poor, often due to wildfires or other sources.
State-Mandated Local Program
When the state requires local governments to do something that costs money and provides a way for the state to pay some of those costs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly how much it will cost counties or the state.
  • It is unclear what specific information must be included in the county plans beyond following the state guidelines.
  • Local agencies may need money from the state to follow this new law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-10 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 537, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-10 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2933.).

  5. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2447.).

  7. 2025-08-21 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    From Consent Calendar.

  11. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  12. 2025-08-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. 2025-07-08 California Legislative Information

    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.

  14. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  15. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and G.O.

  16. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

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

  17. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2010.)

  18. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  20. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  21. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  22. 2025-05-14 California Legislative Information

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

  23. 2025-04-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  25. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

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

  26. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  27. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

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

  28. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  29. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  30. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

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

  31. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.M.

  32. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  33. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1003, Calderon.
Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop a plan with recommendations and guidelines for counties to use in the case of a significant air quality event, as defined, caused by wildfires or other sources, including establishing policies and procedures that address respiratory protection and other protective equipment and devices and providing information to residents on what they should do if the air quality index hits a significant threshold. Existing law requires a county to develop a county-specific plan that addresses all of the recommendations and guidelines of the plan developed by the department.
This bill would require the department’s plan to be completed on or before June 30,
2027, posted on the department’s internet website within 7 days of completion, and distributed within 14 days of completion to specified local and state entities and officers. The bill would require the county-specific plan to incorporate a process to conduct outreach and communicate to the public and with key stakeholders specified information about the plan. The bill would require, after a county-specific plan or a regional multicounty plan is approved by the county’s board of supervisors, a copy of the plan to be distributed to specified local officers and to the local and state public health directors. The bill would require the department to post a copy of each county-specific plan or regional multicounty plan after a plan is adopted by each county within 14 days of receiving each plan. By imposing a higher level of service on local officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California
Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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