Fire prevention activities: challenges: undertaking.

Summary

The bill adds Section 529.3 to the California Code of Civil Procedure, allowing a defendant to ask a court to require a plaintiff to post a bond when the lawsuit challenges a fire‑prevention project and is deemed without merit or filed in bad faith. The bond is capped at $500,000, but a court may lower or waive it if the plaintiff would suffer undue economic hardship. The measure is an urgency statute that takes effect immediately.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 837.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 5, 2025
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Apr 22, 2025

History

1. Feb 2, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. May 23, 2025May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
3. May 16, 2025Set for hearing May 23.
4. May 5, 2025May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
5. Apr 25, 2025Set for hearing May 5.
6. Apr 23, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 837.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. Apr 8, 2025Set for hearing April 22.
8. Mar 5, 2025Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
9. Feb 24, 2025Read first time.
10. Feb 24, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
11. Feb 21, 2025Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Niello · sponsor

Bill text

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