CA SB223

Requires the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with Cal Fire and the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, to create a statewide integrated wildfire smoke and health data platform by July 1, 2028

The platform will integrate data from federal, state, local, and academic databases to track air pollution from wildfire smoke, population exposure levels, and adverse health outcomes attributable to smoke

Mandates development of protocols for data sharing, quality control, and open-source tools, along with methodologies for estimating smoke emissions from both natural and human-made materials burned in wildfires

Creates the Wildfire Smoke and Health Administration Fund to receive voluntary donations and, upon legislative appropriation, fund data collection and management activities

Aims to provide policymakers with sufficient data to understand wildfire smoke health impacts and evaluate whether investments in forest health and wildfire mitigation improve health outcomes