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SB 894: Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-09

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-24: Set for hearing April 7.)

Introduced

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First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

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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.

This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would establish the California Wildfire Resilience Program, developed and administered by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, that would consist of a loan loss reserve and interest rate buy-down program designed to increase access to, and affordability of, defensible space and home hardening modifications, as provided.

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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