A California Assembly Insurance Committee hearing on June 17 advanced a package of insurance bills shaped by testimony about wildfire claims handling and consumer privacy.
According to the committee’s hearing record, lawmakers moved SB 878, SB 354 and SB 1209 forward first, then later advanced SB 877 and SB 1054 in add-on votes.
SB 877, authored by Sen. Perez, would require insurers to document and disclose claim materials — including loss assessments and revisions — to policyholders. SB 878, also by Perez, would add a 10% interest penalty when insurers miss statutory deadlines on coverage decisions or payments without justifiable cause.
The hearing included testimony from fire survivors and consumer advocates who said the bills would make claim handling more transparent and more accountable after major disasters. The record shows supporters tied the legislation to problems raised after the Eaton and Palisades fires.
SB 354, presented by Sen. Padilla on behalf of Pro-Tem Lemone, would tighten limits on how insurers collect, process, share and retain personal data. Supporters cast it as a stronger consumer privacy measure, while opponents argued it was too broad and would create compliance burdens.
The committee record does not provide full roll-call tallies for each bill or a complete breakdown of every destination, but it does document the measures being reported out on June 17.
