California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 955

Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis

February 26, 2015

An act to amend Section 8680.3 of the Government Code, relating to disaster assistance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 955, as introduced, Mathis. Disaster assistance.

Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, defines the term “disaster” for its purposes as a fire, flood, storm, tidal wave, earthquake, terrorism, epidemic, or other similar public calamity that the Governor determines presents a threat to public safety.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 8680.3 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

8680.3.  

“Disaster” means a fire, flood, storm, tidal wave,
earthquake, terrorism, epidemic, or begin insert any end insert other similar public
calamity that the Governor determines presents a threat to public
safety.