Fuel-burning portable devices.

Children

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text and summary do not provide details about enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance.

Safety Rules for Portable Fuel Devices

This law stops people from selling portable fuel-burning devices in California that do not meet safety standards set by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) starting January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

It prohibits the sale or distribution of tabletop liquid-fuel fire features and other fuel-burning portable devices in California unless they comply with ASTM's safety standards on and after January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

People who sell or distribute tabletop liquid-fuel fire features and other fuel-burning portable devices in California.
Manufacturers of these devices if they make them on or after January 1, 2027.

Terms To Know

ASTM: American Society for Testing Materials. A group that sets safety standards for products.
Unfair competition: When someone breaks rules to unfairly compete in business, like selling unsafe products.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a device is sold before January 1, 2027.
It doesn't say how the safety standards will be enforced or who will check compliance.

Bill History

2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-10 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing March 24.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 870, as amended, Cortese.
Tabletop liquid-fuel fire features.
Fuel-burning portable devices.
Existing law prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing cigarette lighters that do not comply with standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal with respect to safety features that prevent operation of the lighters by children 5 years of age or younger.
This bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing
a tabletop liquid-fuel fire feature,
in commerce in this state a fuel-burning portable device,
as defined,
unless it complies
manufactured on and after January 1, 2027, that does not comply
with a specified safety standard of the American Society for Testing Materials.
The bill would provide that a violation of this prohibition constitutes unfair competition and would subject a violation of this prohibition to enforcement under specified provisions of the Business and Professions Code.

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