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SB-1162 • 2026

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Alvarado-Gil
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.

SB 1162, as amended, Alvarado-Gil.

What This Bill Does

  • SB 1162, as amended, Alvarado-Gil.
  • Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.
  • The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate in administering a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels.
  • Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in the state’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, as provided.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 California Legislative Information

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-04-27 California Legislative Information

    April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-04-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 27.

  5. 2026-04-16 California Legislative Information

    April 20 hearing postponed by committee.

  6. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 20.

  7. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7).

  9. 2026-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 7.

  10. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  11. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  12. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  13. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1162, as amended, Alvarado-Gil.
Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: FAIR Plan policies: wildland-urban interface.
The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate in administering a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels.
Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key actions identified in the state’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, as provided. Existing law requires, on or before March 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, the task force to update the action plan.
This bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, on or before June 30, 2027, and in
consultation with the Department of Insurance and the California FAIR Plan Association, to make recommendations to
prioritize those state efforts to reduce wildfire hazards in the wildland-urban interface identified in the action plan for
the task force regarding specific wildfire risk reduction measures that would reduce the regional risk profile for high-hazard landscapes and communities, particularly those
ZIP
codes
Codes
that have seen the largest increases in FAIR Plan policies sold since 2019.

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