Plain English Breakdown
The exact number of homes meeting standards is unknown until the report is completed in 2030.
AB-1964: State Fire Marshal and Home Hardening Records
This law requires county recorders to keep home hardening records for the State Fire Marshal, who must create new safety standards by January 2028 and report on how many homes meet them by July 2030.
What This Bill Does
- Requires county recorders to maintain construction records related to home hardening.
- Allows the Office of the State Fire Marshal to request these records from county recorders in state or local responsibility areas.
- Sets a deadline of January 1, 2028, for the State Fire Marshal to develop home hardening standards.
- Requires the State Fire Marshal to compile a report by January 1, 2030, on homes in moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in state and local responsibility areas.
- Mandates that the final report be posted online and sent to the Legislature by July 1, 2030.
Who It Names or Affects
- County recorders who must maintain new types of records.
- The Office of the State Fire Marshal which will create standards and reports.
Terms To Know
- home hardening
- Construction changes made to a house, as indicated by construction records related to fire resistance.
- fire hazard severity zone
- An area classified by the State Fire Marshal as having moderate, high, or very high risk of fire.
Limits and Unknowns
- The specific details of the home hardening standards are not defined in this text and will be developed later.
- Reimbursement for costs to county recorders depends on a future determination by the Commission on State Mandates.