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AB1964Introduced in the Assembly

State Fire Marshal: home hardening.

Passed

Introduced by Steve Bennett, District 38

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An act to add Sections 13133.5 and 13134 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to home hardening.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 765, Statutes of 2026.

September 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Special Consent AB1964 Bennett et al. By Becker · August 20, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  3. Referred to Com. on E.M.

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  5. Read second time and amended.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5368.)

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Referred to Com. on E.M.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  21. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  22. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  23. Approved by the Governor.

  24. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 765, Statutes of 2026.

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