California lawmakers nix wildfire liability reform amid utility pushback
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California's Assembly declined to vote on Senate Bill 492, killing a compromise to speed wildfire-victim compensation and reduce utility liability; Newsom dropped a plan to shift costs to insurers, utilities warned of higher premiums, and lawmakers plan fall hearings to pursue broader wildfire-cost reforms.
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