These are the wildfire-related bills the California Legislature OK’d this year

Of the dozens of wildfire-related bills that legislators were quick to introduce in the wake of the wildfires that ravaged greater Los Angeles in January, roughly half of the ones tracked by Southern California News Group have passed out of the legislature and are awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s signature in order to become law.

The topics of these bills run the gamut, from home hardening measures meant to reduce the likelihood of a house catching on fire, to streamlining home construction permit approval processes, to mortgage forbearance and additional compensation and incentives for inmate firefighters.

Newsom has already made some decisions. Late last month, he signed AB 493, by Assemblymember John Harabedian, D-Pasadena, to ensure that homeowners recovering after a disaster receive at