AB-1143 • 2026

State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor: Bennett
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify if the Office of the State Fire Marshal can expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund without an appropriation by the Legislature.

Home Hardening Certification Program

This law would require the State Fire Marshal's Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop a home hardening certification program by January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop a home hardening certification program by January 1, 2027.
The program will identify measures that can be implemented during renovation or property improvement projects to reduce fire risk and align with state building standards for wildland-urban interface areas.
It includes measures like creating defensible space around houses to help stop fire spread.

Who It Names or Affects

People who work on building and improving homes in areas near wildlands.
The State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee.

Terms To Know

Home hardening: Making a home more resistant to damage from wildfires during renovations or improvements.
Defensible space: An area around a building that is kept free of flammable materials to reduce fire risk.

Limits and Unknowns

The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law.
It depends on additional changes from another bill (SB 514) being passed and enacted first.

Bill History

2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Vetoed by Governor.
2025-09-24 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3475.).
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2994.).
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
From special consent calendar.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and N.R. & W.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1880.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2025-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-04-02 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-04-01 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on E.M and NAT. RES.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1143, Bennett.
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.
Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and make available on its internet website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel, as specified. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and update a Wildland-Urban Interface Products listing of products and construction assemblies that comply with prescribed regulations regarding building in a wildland-urban interface area. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of researching and developing the products listing and the educational and training provisions. Existing law requires the Office
of the State Fire Marshal to establish the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee.
This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2027, the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop a home hardening certification program that identifies home hardening measures, including defensible space, that can be implemented during renovation or property improvement projects, or both, to substantially reduce the risk of loss during a fire and bring existing building stock into alignment with state building standards for wildland-urban interface areas. The bill would authorize the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of developing the home hardening certification program.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13159.5 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by SB 514 to be operative only if this bill and SB 514 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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