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SB-1370 • 2026

Wildfire Fund: report.

Wildfire Fund: report.

Energy
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Stern
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Set for hearing April 27.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Wildfire Fund Report

The bill requires the Wildfire Fund Administrator to prepare a report and submit it to the Legislature by April 1, 2026, with recommendations on mitigating wildfire damage, accelerating recovery efforts, and making property insurance more accessible and affordable.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Wildfire Fund Administrator to create a report by April 1, 2026.
  • The report must include ideas on how to reduce damage from wildfires and speed up recovery efforts.
  • It also needs to look at making property insurance more accessible and affordable in California.
  • The administrator has to present the report's findings to specific Senate committees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Wildfire Fund Administrator
  • Senate committees

Terms To Know

Wildfire Fund
A fund that pays for damages caused by wildfires from participating electrical companies since July 12, 2019.
Administrator
The person in charge of managing the Wildfire Fund and creating reports about it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the recommendations will be implemented.
  • It is unclear what specific Senate committees are required to receive the report.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 27.

  2. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 13.

  4. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

  5. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  6. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  7. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1370, as introduced, Stern.
Wildfire Fund: report.
Existing law establishes the Wildfire Fund, administered by the Wildfire Fund Administrator, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to pay eligible claims, as defined, against participating electrical corporations arising from wildfires ignited on or after July 12, 2019. Existing law requires the administrator, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, the Department of Insurance, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and with feedback solicited from stakeholders, to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, on or before April 1, 2026, that evaluates and sets forth recommendations on new models or approaches that mitigate damage, accelerate recovery, and responsibly and equitably allocate the burdens from natural catastrophes across stakeholders to complement or replace
the fund. Existing law requires that the report include specified recommendations including, recommendations on the accessibility and affordability of property insurance in California and an evaluation of alternative structures to socialize risk of damage from natural catastrophes, as provided.
This bill would require the administrator to present those recommendations to specified Senate committees.

Current Bill Text

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