SB-894 • 2026

Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.

Energy

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Allen
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how much funding will be available or which communities will benefit most.

Wildfire Resiliency Loan Program

This law establishes a loan program to provide financial assistance for projects that reduce wildfire risks by making homes, businesses, and public buildings more fire-resistant.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program.
Requires the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to administer this loan program.
Provides financial assistance for projects aimed at reducing wildfire-related risks and losses, including home hardening and creating defensible spaces.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want to make their homes safer from wildfires.
Businesses that need help making their buildings more fire-resistant.
Public agencies responsible for managing wildfire risks in communities.

Terms To Know

Defensible space: An area around a home or building where plants and other materials are managed to reduce the chance of catching fire during a wildfire.
Home hardening: Making homes more resistant to wildfires by using fire-resistant materials in construction and improving features like windows, doors, and roofs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the amount of money available for the loan program.
It is unclear which specific areas or communities will benefit most from this program.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.M.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-16 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
2026-01-15 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 894, as amended, Allen.
Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.
Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement, as specified, with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program, that, among other things, encourages cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting that creates fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings.
Existing law establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to provide alternative methods of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of facilities using alternative methods and sources of energy and facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies, as provided.
This bill would establish the California
Wildfire Resilience Loan Program and would require the authority to administer the program to provide financial assistance for projects and activities to reduce wildfire-related risks and losses, including home hardening and defensible space improvements, as provided, and would make related changes.

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