CALIFORNIA ONE STEP CLOSER TO FIRST-IN-THE-NATION SMOKE DAMAGE PROTECTIONS FOR WILDFIRE SURVIVORS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1 -- The California Department of Insurance issued the following press release:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California wildfire survivors are one step closer to receiving landmark new protections after the Legislature approved AB 1795, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act, authored by Assemblymember Mike Gipson and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

The legislation would establish the nation's first enforceable, science-based framework for investigating, restoring, and ensuring smoke-damaged homes, while creating stronger protections for families displaced by wildfire contamination.

AB 1795 also responds to lessons learned from the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights by examining insurance, public...