California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1467 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1467Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Section 2034 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1467, as introduced, Hoover. Residential property insurance: tree fire risks. Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. Existing law defines the measure of indemnity for a loss under a property insurance policy. Existing law requires a person who controls a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a specified wildfire-prone area to, among other things, maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure.This bill would exempt a residential property insurance policyholder from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of a tree if their insurer identifies the tree as a fire risk and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2034 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1467Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Section 2034 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1467, as introduced, Hoover. Residential property insurance: tree fire risks. Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. Existing law defines the measure of indemnity for a loss under a property insurance policy. Existing law requires a person who controls a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a specified wildfire-prone area to, among other things, maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure.This bill would exempt a residential property insurance policyholder from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of a tree if their insurer identifies the tree as a fire risk and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
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13	13	No. 1467
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025
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17	17	Introduced by Assembly Member Hoover
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20	20	An act to add Section 2034 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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22	22	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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26	26	AB 1467, as introduced, Hoover. Residential property insurance: tree fire risks.
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28	28	Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. Existing law defines the measure of indemnity for a loss under a property insurance policy. Existing law requires a person who controls a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a specified wildfire-prone area to, among other things, maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure.This bill would exempt a residential property insurance policyholder from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of a tree if their insurer identifies the tree as a fire risk and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk.
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30	30	Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential fire and property insurance. Existing law defines the measure of indemnity for a loss under a property insurance policy. Existing law requires a person who controls a building or structure in, upon, or adjoining a specified wildfire-prone area to, among other things, maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure.
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32	32	This bill would exempt a residential property insurance policyholder from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of a tree if their insurer identifies the tree as a fire risk and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk.
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34	34	## Digest Key
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36	36	## Bill Text
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38	38	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2034 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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40	40	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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42	42	## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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44	44	SECTION 1. Section 2034 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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46	46	SECTION 1. Section 2034 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:
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50	50	2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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52	52	2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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54	54	2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.
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58	58	2034. If an insurer identifies a tree on an insured residential property as a fire risk that requires removal, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirms that the tree is a fire risk, the policyholder shall be exempt from state and local laws, ordinances, fees, and fines associated with the removal of the tree.