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CA AB624

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Diane Dixon

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Office of Emergency Services to provide local operational areas and urban areas the maximum local share of federal Emergency Management Performance Grant Program funding permitted by federal law

  • Mandates OES provide copies of agreements with local governments regarding state share spending from the State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative Program to specified legislative committees

  • Allows OES to retain up to 3% of federal grant funding for administrative purposes

  • Establishes the Community Relief Act, creating a grant program using the Disaster Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to local agencies, tribal governments, community-based organizations, and individuals for disaster response, rebuilding infrastructure, and individual/family grants including housing assistance and other needs assistance

  • Requires applications for state financial assistance within 60 days of a local emergency proclamation, with the director authorized to develop procedures for advance funding to expedite delivery of individual and family grants

Legislative Description

Office of Emergency Services: federal grant funding; Community Relief Act.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Emergency Management3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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