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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5919: Fire best practices

Encouraging fire districts and insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best practices.

Summary

  • Encourages the development of insurance incentives for wildfire mitigation best practices in agriculture.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5919), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeeJan 22, 2026
  3. Passed SenateFeb 4, 2026
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Schoesler (R-9)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
March 12, 2026

AN ACT Relating to agriculture practices in unincorporated areas where wildfire danger is present and encouraging fire districts and insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best practices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Schoesler (R-9)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Shelly Short R-7

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 4, 2026
Version voted on: SB 5919
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican19000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. AGNR - Majority; do pass.
  5. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. BTE - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.
  13. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5919 in other sessions

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