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SB653Introduced in the Senate

Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.

Passed

Introduced by Dave Cortese, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 4743 to the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire prevention.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025.

October 13, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB653 Cortese et al. Concurrence · September 8, 2025

37

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

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

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Absent
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  4. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  6. Set for hearing April 22.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 839.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 5.

  10. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing May 23.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (May 23).

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1338.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  22. July 9 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Coauthors revised.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 2870.) Ordered to the Senate.

  27. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  28. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2606.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  29. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  30. Approved by the Governor.

  31. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 778, Statutes of 2025.

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