AB-986
Energy & Environment

State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change.

Engrossed
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Expands California emergency declaration powers to include landslides as a qualifying disaster condition.
  • Authorizes both state and local governments to declare emergencies in response to landslide events.
  • Preserves existing utility cost recovery mechanisms during landslide-related emergency declarations.

Summary

Assembly Member Muratsuchi's proposal to amend California's Emergency Services Act would explicitly recognize landslides as conditions warranting state and local emergency declarations, adding them to the existing list of qualifying events like floods, fires, and earthquakes.

The amendment modifies Section 8558 of the Government Code, which defines three degrees of emergency conditions. Under the proposed changes, both state and local officials could declare emergencies in response to landslides when conditions exceed the response capabilities of individual jurisdictions. For state emergencies, this applies when multiple counties require mutual aid, while local emergencies cover situations beyond a single political subdivision's resources.

The legislation maintains current provisions regarding utility companies during emergency declarations. Local emergency proclamations stemming from landslide-related deenergization events would not trigger additional obligations for electric utilities under Public Utilities Commission Decision 19-07-015, nor would they alter established cost-recovery mechanisms for utilities' deenergization-related expenses.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization
Hearing scheduled for , 1021 O Street, Room 1200
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 986 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass as amended
Assembly Emergency Management Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Emergency Management Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

Contacts

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Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
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Brian JonesR
Senator
Committee Member
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Sabrina CervantesD
Senator
Committee Member
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Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Committee Member
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Melissa HurtadoD
Senator
Committee Member
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Al MuratsuchiD
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Sabrina CervantesD
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Melissa HurtadoD
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Susan RubioD
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Akilah Weber PiersonD
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Steve PadillaD
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Lola Smallwood-CuevasD
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Laura RichardsonD
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Introduced By

Al Muratsuchi
Al MuratsuchiD
California State Assembly Member
40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/3/2025)

Latest Voting History

June 3, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
790079PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Expands California emergency declaration powers to include landslides as a qualifying disaster condition.
  • Authorizes both state and local governments to declare emergencies in response to landslide events.
  • Preserves existing utility cost recovery mechanisms during landslide-related emergency declarations.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Al Muratsuchi
Al MuratsuchiD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Muratsuchi's proposal to amend California's Emergency Services Act would explicitly recognize landslides as conditions warranting state and local emergency declarations, adding them to the existing list of qualifying events like floods, fires, and earthquakes.

The amendment modifies Section 8558 of the Government Code, which defines three degrees of emergency conditions. Under the proposed changes, both state and local officials could declare emergencies in response to landslides when conditions exceed the response capabilities of individual jurisdictions. For state emergencies, this applies when multiple counties require mutual aid, while local emergencies cover situations beyond a single political subdivision's resources.

The legislation maintains current provisions regarding utility companies during emergency declarations. Local emergency proclamations stemming from landslide-related deenergization events would not trigger additional obligations for electric utilities under Public Utilities Commission Decision 19-07-015, nor would they alter established cost-recovery mechanisms for utilities' deenergization-related expenses.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/3/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Governmental Organization
Hearing scheduled for , 1021 O Street, Room 1200
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 986 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass as amended
Assembly Emergency Management Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Emergency Management Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

Latest Voting History

June 3, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
790079PASS

Contacts

Profile
Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Brian JonesR
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Sabrina CervantesD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Melissa HurtadoD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Select All Legislators
Profile
Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Profile
Brian JonesR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Sabrina CervantesD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Bob ArchuletaD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Melissa HurtadoD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Susan RubioD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Akilah Weber PiersonD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Angelique AshbyD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Catherine BlakespearD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Steve PadillaD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Lola Smallwood-CuevasD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Aisha WahabD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Laura RichardsonD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Suzette ValladaresR
Senator
Committee Member