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Committee advances voluntary home‑hardening certification to encourage wildfire resilience
Summary
AB 1143 would direct the State Fire Marshal to convene a working group and develop a voluntary home‑hardening certification program identifying measures (including defensible space). The committee advanced the bill; members emphasized voluntary incentives and the need for complementary incentives to drive adoption.
Assemblymember Bennett’s AB 1143 — a voluntary home‑hardening certification program — was advanced by the committee and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Bennett said a trusted statewide certification would encourage holistic home hardening (roofing, vents, defensible space and other measures) and create a uniform standard that could support insurance discounts, higher…
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