SB 899CALIFORNIASession 20252026

California SB 899 requires wildfire smoke health impact assessment by 2028

Original title: Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.

August 13, 2026

Wildfire Public Health Air Quality Environmental Policy State Government Fireprevention WildfireandForestResilienceTaskForce wildfiresmoke

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The Frame

What this does

This bill establishes a formal state-level requirement to quantify the public health burden of wildfire smoke, which will directly influence future state strategies for forest management and smoke mitigation.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force

The task force is mandated to conduct a new health impact assessment and incorporate it into future action plans.

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

The office is required to cooperate with the task force on the health impact assessment.

State Air Resources Board

The board is required to cooperate with the task force on the health impact assessment.

State Department of Public Health

The department is required to cooperate with the task force on the health impact assessment.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

SB 899 requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to assess the health costs and impacts of wildfire smoke by July 1, 2028, and incorporate these findings into future state action plans. The task force must collaborate with state health and air quality agencies to model the potential health benefits of achieving current wildfire resilience goals.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline for the new health impact assessment?

The Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force must complete the assessment on or before July 1, 2028.

Will the task force work alone on this assessment?

No, the bill requires the task force to work in cooperation with the , the State Air Resources Board, and the State Department of Public Health.

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Discoveries

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Integration of Health Metrics into Forest Policy

The bill marks a shift from purely ecological or fire-suppression-focused forest management toward incorporating public health cost-benefit analysis into state resilience planning.

Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force

Connected Entities

organizationState Air Resources Board“State board collaborating on the health impact assessment.”Map →

organizationOffice of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment“State office collaborating on the health impact assessment.”Map →

organizationWildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force“State task force responsible for wildfire and forest resilience strategy.”Map →

organizationState Department of Public Health“State department collaborating on the health impact assessment.”Map →

Sources

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