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 Appropriations
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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Anna CaballeroD
Senator
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Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
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Tim GraysonD
Senator
Committee Member
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Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
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Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Committee Member
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Anna CaballeroD
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Tim GraysonD
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Megan DahleR
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Kelly SeyartoR
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Aisha WahabD
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Christopher CabaldonD
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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

July 8, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
150015PASS

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 Appropriations
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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

July 8, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Governmental Organization Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
150015PASS

Contacts

Profile
Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Tim GraysonD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Profile
Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Al MuratsuchiD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Profile
Tim GraysonD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Aisha WahabD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Christopher CabaldonD
Senator
Committee Member
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Laura RichardsonD
Senator
Committee Member