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Gibson-backed bill to set statewide smoke-damage standards advances out of Assembly committee
Summary
Assemblymember Gibson’s AB 17 95 would require science- and health-based statewide standards for inspecting, testing and restoring homes contaminated by wildfire smoke; the measure passed the committee as amended and was re-referred to Appropriations after hearing survivor testimony and industry concerns about costs and scope.
Assemblymember Cymbra Gibson urged the Assembly Insurance Committee to advance AB 17 95, saying the bill would create uniform, science-based standards for inspecting, testing and remediating homes contaminated by wildfire smoke so survivors can safely return home.
The measure, sponsored in the hearing by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, would require CalEPA, in coordination with public-health and environmental agencies, to issue statewide sampling, testing and screening standards by June 30, 2027. Lara said his department has received more than 2,000 smoke-related complaints and has…
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