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California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims after blocking parts of Newsom's plan.

California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims after blocking parts of Newsom's plan.

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September 1st, 2026

California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims after blocking parts of Newsom's plan.

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California lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on a bill to help victims of wildfires.

Los legisladores de California votarán el martes un proyecto de ley para ayudar a las víctimas de incendios forestales.

This comes after they blocked parts of Governor Gavin Newsom's plan.

Esto ocurre después de que bloquearan partes del plan del gobernador Gavin Newsom.

His proposal would have limited the financial responsibility of electric companies for fires caused by their equipment.

Su propuesta habría limitado la responsabilidad financiera de las empresas eléctricas por incendios provocados por su equipo.

Newsom said the last-minute deal will help victims get payments faster.

Newsom dijo que el acuerdo de última hora ayudará a que las víctimas reciban pagos más rápido.

However, he admitted it does not achieve the broad reforms needed.

Sin embargo, admitió que no logra las reformas amplias necesarias.

His original plan would have reduced what companies had to pay to some victims.

Su plan original habría reducido lo que las empresas debían pagar a algunas víctimas.

It would also have stopped insurers from suing power companies to recover damages.

También habría impedido que las aseguradoras demandaran a las eléctricas para recuperar daños.

The failure of the full plan is a rare loss for the governor.

El fracaso del plan completo es una rara pérdida para el gobernador.

Fire victims had protested against his proposal.

Las víctimas de incendios habían protestado contra su propuesta.

They argued that it put the needs of companies above their own.

Argumentaron que ponía las necesidades de las empresas por encima de las suyas.

Joy Chen, director of Every Fire Survivor's Network, called the agreement a victory.

Joy Chen, directora de Every Fire Survivor’s Network, calificó el acuerdo como una victoria.

The bill will create a program for faster payments to victims.

El proyecto de ley creará un programa para pagos más rápidos a las víctimas.

It will also ban hedge funds from profiting from fire claims.

También prohibirá que los fondos de cobertura se beneficien de reclamos por incendios.

And it will ban bonuses for utility executives if their equipment caused a fire that damaged more than 500 buildings.

Y prohibirá bonificaciones para ejecutivos de servicios públicos si su equipo provocó un incendio que dañó más de 500 edificios.

Electric companies, such as Pacific Gas & Electric, said the bill will not stabilize rates.

Las empresas eléctricas, como Pacific Gas & Electric, dijeron que el proyecto no estabilizará las tarifas.

September 1st, 2026

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