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SB83 • 2025

Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation.

Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation.

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Last action
2025-08-08
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Chapter Number Assigned
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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Chapter 590, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Effective date, July 24, 2025.

  3. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-06-24 House

    Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. Ayes, 50; Nays, 1--Grayber; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McDonald, Nguyen H, Smith G, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Evans.

  7. 2025-06-24 House

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Grayber.

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules carried. Ayes, 44; Nays, 1--Chaichi; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Evans.

  9. 2025-06-23 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-06-19 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules failed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 24--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Fragala, Gamba, Grayber, Helm, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, McDonald, McLain, Nathanson, Nelson, Nosse, Pham H, Rieke Smith, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Valderrama, Walters, Watanabe; Excused, 7--Boshart Davis, Evans, Lively, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Nguyen D, Speaker Fahey.

  11. 2025-06-18 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules failed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 26--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Fragala, Gamba, Grayber, Helm, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, Marsh, McDonald, McLain, Nelson, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Rieke Smith, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Valderrama, Walters, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Munoz, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Hartman, Levy B, Nathanson, Reschke.

  12. 2025-06-17 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules failed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 25--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Evans, Gamba, Grayber, Helm, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, McDonald, McLain, Nathanson, Nelson, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Rieke Smith, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Valderrama, Walters, Watanabe; Excused, 7--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Fragala, Hartman, Munoz, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Speaker Fahey.

  13. 2025-06-02 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules failed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 27--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Evans, Fragala, Gamba, Grayber, Helm, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, Lively, McDonald, McLain, Nathanson, Nelson, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Valderrama, Walters, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey; Excused, 4--Marsh, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  14. 2025-05-29 House

    Motion to withdraw from Rules failed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 22--Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Fragala, Grayber, Helm, Isadore, Kropf, Lively, Marsh, McDonald, McLain, Nathanson, Nelson, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Valderrama, Walters; Excused, 7--Diehl, Evans, Gamba, Levy B, Nguyen H, Wallan, Watanabe; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Speaker Fahey.

  15. 2025-05-28 House

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Rules.

  16. 2025-05-28 House

    Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.

  17. 2025-05-22 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-05-06 House

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-04-24 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  20. 2025-04-22 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. Ayes, 29.

  21. 2025-04-22 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  22. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-04-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)

  24. 2025-04-18 Senate

    Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

  25. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Work Session held.

  26. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  27. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.

  28. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act makes changes related to reducing wildfire risk. The Act makes changes related to fire protection. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act makes changes related to reducing wildfire risk. The Act makes changes related to fire protection. The Act gives money as a match for certain funds. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</i>]
[<i>Makes changes related to building code standards for wildfire hazard mitigation.</i>]
[<i>Makes changes to consultations that are required for a certain grant process.</i>]
[<i>Makes changes related to fire protection for lands outside of forest protection districts.</i>]
[<i>Makes certain changes related to a program to reduce wildfire risk.</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for funding certain grant-supported projects.</i>]
<b>Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation.
Directs the State Fire Marshal to develop a model code for defensible space to reduce wildfire risk.
Modifies the membership of the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council.
Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt certain wildfire hazard mitigation code standards.
Voids the State Forestry Department orders that had assigned property to a wildfire hazard zone.
Makes changes to certain wildfire risk reduction reports that certain state agencies are required to prepare.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to wildfire; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned