Heard

Sign InJoin Heard

Legislative record

SB 1079STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

Voted 9/29/2026View source

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and establishes various programs for the prevention and reduction of wildfires. This bill, which would be operative until January 1, 2033, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, would establish the Fire Innovation Unit within the department to serve as the department's innovation arm for wildfire technology research, coordination, procurement, and deployment for technologies that, among other things, improve ecosystem and landscape scale resilience. The bill would require the unit to consist of the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development, the Innovation, Outreach and Coordination Program, and the Rapid Acquisition and Deployment Program, as provided. The bill would authorize the unit to establish and administer a program to fund early-stage, mature, or dual-use technology projects that enhance wildfire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and response through grants, contracts, or both. The bill would also authorize the unit to (1) administer or monitor pilot, prototype, or demonstration projects to evaluate, mature, and validate wildfire-related technologies, (2) collaborate with public and private educational and research institutions on wildfire technology and innovation, (3) establish testbeds to test or evaluate emerging technologies, (4) provide technical assistance to local, state, federal, and international fire agencies to facilitate deployment of wildfire-related technologies, (5) maintain a publicly accessible resource to provide visibility into these wildfire-related technologies, and (6) provide opportunities for participation in demonstrations, pilot programs, and field testing, as provided. This bill would require the department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature summarizing certain information related to the unit, including, among other things, the technologies and projects evaluated, tested, or deployed.

Digest published by the state legislature, retrieved via Open States. Heard is not affiliated with either.

Bill text

The full text of this bill isn't on Heard yet. The official documents are linked below.

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

77 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 9/10/2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  2. 8/31/2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7065.) Ordered to the Senate.
  3. 8/31/2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  4. 8/31/2026Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
  5. 8/31/2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  6. 8/28/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. 8/28/2026Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 1. Page 6819.)
  8. 8/28/2026Read third time and amended.
  9. 8/28/2026Ordered to third reading.
  10. 8/27/2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).