CA AB1531

Requires the Department of Insurance to be added as an ex officio nonvoting member to the California Wildfire Mitigation Program Board by July 1, 2026

The California Wildfire Mitigation Program Board was created through a joint powers agreement between the Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The comprehensive wildfire mitigation program encourages cost-effective structure hardening and retrofitting to create fire-resistant homes, businesses, and public buildings

The program also facilitates vegetation management, defensible space creation and maintenance, and other fuel modification activities that provide neighborhood or communitywide wildfire protection benefits

The existing joint powers agreement and wildfire mitigation program is operative until July 1, 2029