The Wildfire Smoke and Health Outcomes Data Act.

Senator Alvarado-Gil's Wildfire Smoke and Health Outcomes Data Act directs the State Department of Public Health to create a comprehensive data platform tracking the relationship between wildfire smoke exposure and public health outcomes across California. The legislation mandates integration of existing smoke and health data from local, state, and federal agencies into a centralized system by July 2028.

The bill establishes specific requirements for the new data platform, including standardized protocols for data sharing, documentation, and quality control. The platform must incorporate air pollution measurements, population exposure tracking, and health impact assessments, while also maintaining smoke emission inventories from both natural and human-made sources. The Department of Public Health will develop methodological guidelines for estimating pollutant concentrations and documenting adverse health effects attributable to wildfire smoke.

To support these efforts, the legislation creates the Wildfire Smoke and Health Administration Fund, which will receive voluntary donations through standardized agreements developed by the Department of Finance. The fund's resources will be available, upon legislative appropriation, to the State Department of Public Health, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force for data collection, management, and analysis activities. The bill preserves existing jurisdictional authorities while establishing new mechanisms for data coordination between agencies.