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California Wildfire Bill Breakthrough | Sacramento News
California’s wildfire recovery just got a major legislative win — and it’s messy, but moving forward. After months of back-and-forth between Governor Newsom and the legislature, a deal has emerged with Senate Bill 492. It keeps subrogation (the legal right for insurers to recover costs from fault parties like utilities) but caps lawyers’ fees at 10%. Crucially, it rejects Newsom’s controversial “danger zone” rule that would’ve limited payouts. The bill also introduces a statewide wildfire risk data system, a fast-pay program for survivors, caps executive bonuses for culpable utilities, and…
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