Disaster relief: Carr and Klamathon fires.
Summary
The California Disaster Assistance Act provides that the state share for disaster project allocations to local agencies is no more than 75% of total state eligible costs, except for specified events for which the state share is up to 100% of state eligible costs. This bill would provide that the state share is up to 100% of total state eligible costs connected with the Klamathon fire that started on July 5, 2018, in the County of Siskiyou, and the Carr fire that started on July 23, 2018, in the County of Shasta. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Shasta and Siskiyou. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Aug 30, 2019
Floor votes · Assembly May 22, 2019
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 71
May 22, 2019
D
Democratic54
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Aug 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Jul 1, 2019
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1791.).
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16).
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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