AB2472 - Emergency services: catastrophic plans.

Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2026 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2472 Introduced by Committee on Emergency Management (Assembly Members Ransom (Chair), Bains, Bennett, and Calderon) February 20, 2026 An act to add Section 8586.10 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2472, as amended, Committee on Emergency Management. Emergency services: catastrophic plans. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor, and sets forth its powers and duties, including responsibility for addressing natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property. This bill would require OES, in consultation with relevant state and local agencies, to develop catastrophic plans, as described. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8586.10 is added to the Government Code, to read: 8586.10. (a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with relevant state and local agencies, shall develop catastrophic plans. (b) For purposes of this section, “catastrophic plans” include the following disaster response plans developed by the Office of Emergency Services or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or both: (1) Northern California Catastrophic Flood Response Plan. (2) Bay Area Earthquake Plan. (3) California Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami Response Plan. (4) Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Plan. (5) Catastrophic Wildfires in the Wildland Urban Interface. (6) Pandemic Influenza incident plan. Incident Plan. (7) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive Incident Plan.