Ben Allen

Ben Allen D

State Senator
California Senate District 18 — Seat 1
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
3 Neutral 12 Total

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On Record (37)

Bill Heritageschoolsenrollmentandnotice
Under existing law, a "heritage school" is a school that, among other things, offers world language education or tutoring and cultural education relating to a country other than the United States to children who are at least 4 years and 9 months of age and no older than 18 years of age and who attend a public or private full-time …
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Bill ELECTIONSnoticeofcandidates
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to transmit a certified list of candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices eligible to be voted on within each county to the county elections official at least 68 days before a primary or general election. Existing law also requires the Secretary of State to notify the candidates for partisan and voter-nominated offices of …
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Bill GeneralplanINSURANCEsafetyelementveryhighfirehazardseverityzones
The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan that includes various elements, including, among others, a housing element, as provided, and a safety element for the protection of the community from specified risks. Existing law requires, upon the next revision of the housing element on or after …
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Bill Regionalwildfirepartnerships
Existing law establishes in the Department of Conservation the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program to support regional leadership to build local and regional capacity and develop, prioritize, and implement strategies and projects that create fire adapted communities and landscapes by improving ecosystem health, community wildfire preparedness, and fire resilience. Existing law requires the department, upon appropriation, among other things, …
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An act to amend Section 30604 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.
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An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 678 of, and to add Sections 676.11, 676.12, 676.13, and 676.14 to, the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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An act to amend Section 4745 of the Civil Code, relating to common interest developments.
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An act to add Section 454.05 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.
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An act to amend Section 30610 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.
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An act to amend Section 734.1 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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An act to add Sections 42040.5 and 42064.5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
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An act to add Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 798.65) to Chapter 2.5 of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 65863.7 of the Government Code, relating to housing.
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An act to amend Sections 26001 and 26002 of, and to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 26090) to Division 16 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire mitigation.
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An act to amend Section 33220 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
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An act to amend Section 6539.9 of the Government Code, relating to joint powers.
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An act to amend Section 84224 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
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An act to amend Sections 42420.1, 42420.4, 42422.1, and 42424.1 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
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An act to amend Section 8588.8 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 396 of the Penal Code, relating to price gouging.
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An act to amend Sections 16750, 16750.2, 16752, 16753, 16754, 16754.5, 16755, 16755.1, 16758, 16759, and 16760 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 396 of the Penal Code, relating to business.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add the heading of Article 1 (commencing with Section 10600) to Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 10610) to Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, the Insurance Code, relating to health care coverage.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to add Sections 798.11.1 and, 798.11.2 to, to add Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 798.83.1) to Chapter 2.5 of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, and to repeal Section 798.80 of, the Civil Code, relating to mobilehome parks.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 2982 and 2985.8 of, and to add Title 1.5B (commencing with Section 1784.20) to Part 4 of Division 3 of, the Civil Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 6012.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to amend and repeal Section 11713.21 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 11709.2 …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 70.5, 170, and 205.5 of, and to add and repeal Section 287 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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An act to add Article 11.3 (commencing with Section 25235) to Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.
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An act to amend Sections 13170, 13263, 13350, 13370, 13372, 13373, 13374, 13376, 13383.5, and 13385.1 of, to amend the heading of Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 13370) of Division 7 of, and to add Sections 13052, 13164.5, 13250, 13251, 13352, 13377.5, and 13385.5 to, the Water Code, relating to water.
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The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 sets forth various standards relating to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, special purpose commercial coaches, and commercial coaches, including, but not limited to, construction and alteration of those homes. Existing law, including the Manufactured Housing Act …
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Existing law requires the State Board of Education, on or before January 31, 2024, to appoint an independent panel of experts for the purpose of creating an approved list of evidence-based, culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate screening instruments for pupils …
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Existing law authorizes a borrower who is experiencing financial hardship that prevents the borrower from making timely payments on a specified residential mortgage loan due directly to a specified state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, or a specified federally …
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Under existing law, a candidate for the United States House of Representatives or local elective office may purchase space in the county voter information guide to make a candidate statement. A candidate for United States Senate may purchase space for …
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(1) Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and prescribes the authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the commission pertaining to energy matters. Existing law requires the commission, on or before January 1, 2019, in consultation with …
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Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and …
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Existing law establishes the state flag and the state's emblems, including, among other things, the California Grizzly Bear as the state animal, the California gray whale as the state marine mammal, and the Pacific leatherback sea turtle as the state …
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Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor to exercise certain powers …
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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required. …
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This measure would proclaim May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month in California and would commend the Jewish American community for its profound contributions to California's growth, innovation, and diversity, and would state that the Legislature encourages all Californians to …
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Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified. Existing law also requires the State Fire Marshal to classify lands within state responsibility areas …
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Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol …
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Existing law makes it a crime to, by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction that is a crime of violence, intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking …
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Existing law, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, prohibits an operator of an addictive internet-based service or application from providing an addictive feed, as defined, to a user unless the operator does not have actual knowledge that …
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The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including various motion picture credits, commonly referred to as motion picture credit 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0, and the certified …
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Relative to federal disaster aid.
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An act to amend Section 39719.3 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to high-speed rail, and making an appropriation therefor.
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An act to amend Section 4213.05 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.
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An act to amend Section 719 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to wildfire.
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An act to amend Section 70 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation.
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An act to add and repeal Section 17052.13 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
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An act to add Section 25371.5 to the Public Resources Code, and to add Section 13267.6 to the Water Code, relating to refineries.
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An act to amend Sections 7920.520, 11405.70, 11500, and 82047 of, and to add Sections 11121.5, 11342.575, 11370.1.5, and 54951.5 to, the Government Code, and to amend Section 21066 of the Public Resources Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
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An act to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 50580) to Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
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An act to add and repeal Article 4 (commencing with Section 785) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.
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An act to add Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 103210) to Part 1 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to death certificates.
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An act to add Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 52985) to Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
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An act to amend Sections 103871 103871.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
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An act to add Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 110424.5) to Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
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An act to add Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 3508.5) to Division 4 of the Civil Code, relating to climate disasters.
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An act to add Article 13 (commencing with Section 4774) to Chapter 10 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire mitigation.
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An act to amend Section 46392 of the Education Code, relating to education finance, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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An act to amend Sections 21067.5, 21080.085, and 21080.69 of, to add Section 21069.5 to, and to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 21189.100) to Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
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An act to amend Section 14132 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
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An act to amend Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5 of, and to amend and repeal Section 84504.2 of, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
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An act to add Article 15.6 (commencing with Section 1078) to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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An act to add Section 10103.8 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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An act to amend Section 1569.147 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 14005.395 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to health and care facilities.
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An act to amend Sections 2787, 2791, and 2796 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife, and making an appropriation therefor.
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An act to amend Sections 314 and 748.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.
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An act to add and repeal Sections 17132.3 and 24310.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
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An act to add Section 4737 to the Civil Code, and to add Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 51297.50) to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to housing.
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An act to amend Sections 85300 and 85320 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
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An act to add Article 4.95 (commencing with Section 66048) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.
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An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 39950) to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
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An act to amend Sections 6700 and 6717 of the Government Code, relating to state holidays, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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An act to amend Section 13159.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 4209.4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to fire safety.
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An act to amend Sections 3273.23 and 3273.24 of the Civil Code, relating to wildfire relief.
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An act to add Title 19.2 (commencing with Section 3273.31) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to emergency relief.
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An act to amend Section 65400 of the Government Code, and to add Section 17970.9 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
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An act to add Part 3 (commencing with Section 13980) to Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to wildfires, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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An act to amend Section 212.1 of the Education Code, to add Section 8310.2 to the Government Code, to amend Section 2068 of the Penal Code, and to amend Section 2615 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to state agencies.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 18551 of, and to add Sections 18551.05, 18551.06, and 18551.07 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 5801 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to manufactured housing.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11899) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, by providing the funds necessary therefor through …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 790.035, 2051, 2051.5, 2060, 2071, 10102, 10103, 10103.4, 10103.7, 12928.7, and 14047 of, to add Section 10103.8 to, and to repeal and add Section 10103.2 of, the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 39719 of, and to add Sections 38562.3, 39712.5, and 39719.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 7159 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Sections 1689.6, 1689.7, and 1689.13 of, and to add Title 1.87 (commencing with Section 1799.220) to Part 4 of Division 3 of, the Civil Code, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Sections 51225.34 and 51471.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 65912.157 of the Government Code, relating to land use, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend and repeal Section 9003 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 107, 336, 342, 9001, 9002, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9009, 9034, 9035, 9050, 9051, 9063, 9086, 9087, 13282, and 18602 of, the Elections …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 25117, 25150.87, and 41514.6 of, to add Chapter 6.4 (commencing with Section 25095) to Division 20 of, and to repeal Sections 25150.82, 25150.84, and 25150.86 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 19967 and 19999 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 16724 and 16786, and to add Section 16724.2 to, the Government Code, relating to public finance.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 49431, 49431.2, 49431.5, 49501.5, and 49531 of the Education Code, and to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 104660) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 103 of, and to repeal Sections 104665 and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Sections 60200 and 60210 of, to add Section 60207.5 to, and to add Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 44755) to Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, relating to early literacy.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Section 37224 to, and to add Article 12 (commencing with Section 66095) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, and to amend Sections 11131 and 54961 of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to amend Section 90135 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An act to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 2095) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.
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