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Panel advances bill letting water companies join JPAs for pooled insurance to lower premiums

5019096 · June 18, 2025
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AB 428 would permit investor-owned water corporations to join joint powers authorities (JPAs) for pooled insurance, subject to reinsurance and liability protections and a showing that membership reduces rates or improves service. Supporters cited steep premium increases for small water utilities.

Assemblymember Rubio presented AB 428, a bill to allow water corporations to participate in joint-powers authorities (JPAs) for pooled insurance, subject to reinsurance and liability coverage requirements and a requirement that JPA membership benefit customers by reducing rates or improving service.

Rubio said the bill is a reintroduction that responds to concerns raised in the governor’s veto message last year. The…

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