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Senate Judiciary advances HB0490 after extended debate and multiple amendments
Summary
After extensive debate over insurance subrogation, negligence standards, and which utilities the bill should cover, the committee passed amended HB0490 (wildfire mitigation and electric facility obligations) and concurred in the bill by roll call. Several sponsor and member amendments were considered; some failed and others were adopted.
The Senate Judiciary Committee spent more than an hour debating House Bill 0490, a bill that would set wildfire-mitigation plan obligations for electric facilities and modify liability rules for certain electric providers.
The sponsor’s amendment (HB0490 dot 003.006) revised definitions (including "electric facilities provider," "operator," and jointly owned facilities) and added mandatory language requiring specified inspection, maintenance and mitigation activities. Miss Burkhart, committee staff, walked members through the change in language that replaces discretionary…
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