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Assembly committee advances AB 888 to fund home-hardening grants for wildfire mitigation
Summary
The Assembly Insurance Committee voted to refer AB 888, the California Safe Homes Act, to the Appropriations Committee after testimony from California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and other backers who said a state grant program to support home hardening could improve insurability and market stability.
Assemblymember Luz Rivas Calderon’s AB 888, the California Safe Homes Act, was moved out of the Assembly Insurance Committee Monday and ordered to the Appropriations Committee after supporters said the bill would create a state grant program to help homeowners pay for home-hardening measures aimed at reducing wildfire risk.
Proponents told the committee the program would fund work such as reinforcing roofs and clearing the first five feet around homes to create a noncombustible zone. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who is the bill’s sponsor, said the grant program addresses an upfront-cost barrier to mitigation that current insurer discount programs do not overcome. “We must empower consumers with the resources needed to undertake vital…
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