Committee advances bill to codify coordinated post‑wildfire recovery

Jun 29, 2026

SB 904 would codify coordinated agency responses used after recent LA County and Palisades wildfires to identify permitting and code barriers to rebuilding; the committee passed the bill to Appropriations with no registered witnesses and unanimous support among present members.

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SB 904 was presented as a measure to standardize urgent, coordinated recovery actions after declared wildfire disasters. The author said the bill builds on response efforts used in recent LA County and Palisades fires and would codify provisions from an executive order to identify permitting and building‑code requirements that can impede rebuilding.

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