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California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims, after partly rejecting Newsom's proposal.

California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims, after partly rejecting Newsom's proposal.

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September 1st, 2026

California lawmakers will vote on a bill to help wildfire victims, after partly rejecting Newsom's proposal.

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California lawmakers are expected to vote on Tuesday on a bill to help wildfire victims.

加州议员预计将于周二就一项支持山火受害者的法案进行投票

Earlier, they rejected a broader proposal from Governor Newsom.

此前他们否决了州长纽森提出的更全面提案

That proposal aimed to limit how much power companies must pay for fires caused by their equipment.

该提案旨在限制电力公司对其设备引发火灾所承担的财务责任

Newsom said his last-minute deal with lawmakers had some benefits for victims, like faster compensation.

纽森表示,他与立法者达成的最后一刻妥协对受害者有一些好处比如更快获得赔偿

But it did not solve the main problem of who pays for fires caused by utilities.

未能解决谁承担公用事业引发火灾费用根本问题

His plan did not get enough support.

他的计划未获足够支持

The plan could have reduced what utilities pay and stopped insurers from suing them to get money back.

该计划本可减少公用事业公司的赔偿金额禁止保险公司起诉电力公司追回已付赔偿

Newsom admitted the bill made some progress and said giving it up would be "irresponsible."

纽森承认法案取得了一些进展并称放弃它将是不负责任的”。

Fire victims strongly criticized Newsom's proposal.

火灾受害者强烈批评纽森的提议

Last week, they protested outside the governor's mansion in Sacramento.

上周他们曾在萨克拉门托州长官邸外抗议。

They believe the plan puts utility needs above victims.

他们认为该计划将公用事业需求置于受害者之上

Insurance companies say that passing more loss costs to them would force higher rates for policyholders.

保险公司则表示将更多损失成本转嫁给他们会迫使提高投保人费率

Joy Chen, head of the victim group 'Every Fire Survivor Network', said the deal is a win. She added, 'They listened.'

受害者组织“每个火灾幸存者网络”的执行董事乔伊·陈表示这项协议对他们来说是一场胜利并称“他们倾听了”

The bill lawmakers will vote on creates a plan to make sure victims get paid faster.

立法者将投票的法案将创建计划确保受害者更快获得赔偿

It also stops hedge funds from making money off fire claims. It stops utility bosses from getting bonuses when fires damage more than 500 buildings.

它还禁止对冲基金从山火索赔中获利并禁止公用事业高管在火灾造成超500栋建筑受损时获得奖金

California's disaster response committee will choose a manager to speed up solving survivor claims.

加州灾难应对委员会将任命管理员以加快解决幸存者索赔

Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison International are unhappy with the deal. They say it can't keep rates steady or offer a long-term fix.

太平洋燃气与电力公司爱迪生国际对该协议感到失望称其无法稳定费率或提供长期解决方案

Democratic Congressman Rick Zbur called the failure to reach broader reform a "disaster."

民主党众议员里克·兹布尔未能达成更全面改革是“灾难”。

Lawmakers also passed a bill to create the nation's first rules for finding and cleaning up toxic pollution in homes after wildfires.

立法者还通过了一项法案创建全国首个山火后检测和清理家庭内有毒污染物的标准

September 1st, 2026

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