AB 1642 Advances And We Need Your Documented Testimony

EFRU is proud to announce that AB 1642, the Wildfire Environmental Safety and Testing Act, passed its first hearing on Tuesday, March 10, in the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. This is a real victory, and it belongs to this community as much as it does to EFRU. We are grateful to everyone who signed on, showed up, and kept pushing to get us to this point. In the course of 5 days EFRU collected 80+ organization endorsements and 600+ individual endorsements. For over a year, insurers have largely controlled whether indoor contaminant testing happens and how limited it is, while many homes, rentals, and PUSD schools still lack comprehensive, health-based testing. Learn more about the bill here. 

There is still a long road ahead before AB 1642 becomes law, and we will need your continued support in the months ahead as it continues to the Appropriations Committee. If you have a personal story connected to the Eaton Fire and its aftermath, now is the time to share it. Personal stories like yours will help make clear to the next set of decision-makers exactly why this bill is needed. Share your story on testing and why AB 1642 is important to you here.