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Recent insurance coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
SB 876 moved out of the Assembly Insurance Committee in amended form after Sen. Alex Padilla accepted changes that narrowed the bill.
SB 1301 moved forward after testimony from fire survivors and consumer advocates who said insurers can drop homeowners even after mitigation work or repairs.
After wildfire survivor testimony, the committee moved SB 877 and SB 878 forward on June 17.
The June 17 hearing moved several insurance bills forward after testimony from fire survivors, consumer advocates and industry groups.
The bill would create statewide inspection, testing and remediation standards for smoke-damaged homes after wildfires. It now moves to the next step in the legislative process.
Assembly budget lawmakers heard competing proposals for scaling wildfire mitigation, including whether California should keep relying on large subsidies or shift toward smaller grants, loans and insurance-linked incentives.
The committee advanced four insurance bills on April 15, including measures on FAIR Plan oversight, insurer use of aerial imagery, genetic data in underwriting and wildfire home-hardening grants.
