Senate committee advances AB 817 after Boyle Heights Lineage fire testimony
After testimony from community groups and industry, the Senate Local Government Committee voted to send AB 817 — requiring contingency funds and state tax relief for disaster settlements — to the Revenue and Taxation Committee for further work.
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Assemblymember Mark Gonzales presented AB 817 to the Senate Local Government Committee as a response to the Lineage cold‑storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, saying the bill would require certain cold‑storage facilities to hold contingency funds and would exempt disaster settlements from state income taxation. Gonzales told the committee the aim is to ensure immediate funds "for food assistance, housing assistance, air quality monitoring, and health care."
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