AB-2037 • 2026

Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.

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This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Patterson
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
Effective date: Not listed

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Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.

AB 2037, as amended, Patterson.

What This Bill Does

AB 2037, as amended, Patterson.
Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.
Existing law, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, establishes the California Department of Aging in the California Health and Human Services Agency and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments.
This bill would establish the Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program to be administered by the California Department of Aging through specified area agencies on aging, including Planning and Service Areas 4, 29, and 33.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-05-28 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
2026-05-19 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2037, as amended, Patterson.
Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.
Existing law, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, establishes the California Department of Aging in the California Health and Human Services Agency and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments.
This bill would establish the Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program to be administered by the California Department of Aging through specified area agencies on aging, including Planning and Service Areas 4, 29, and 33.
The
Upon appropriation by the Legislature for these
purposes, the
bill would award grants, based on specified criteria, to seniors and individuals with disabilities to mitigate against wildfires on properties they own that they would not otherwise be able to protect with existing resources. The bill would require the area agencies on aging to award grants on a competitive basis and would require applications to contain specified information, including proof of need. The bill would also authorize the grant funding to be used towards the costs associated with hiring contractors or other qualified service providers to perform wildfire mitigation activities.
The bill would appropriate the sum of $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Aging to implement these provisions.
The bill would also require the area agencies on aging to retain specified information and report that information to the
department upon the completion of the pilot program, including the number of applicants and the amount of money distributed.
This bill would make these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2030, and would repeal these provisions on that date.

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