footing the bill

But it wasn’t the department’s payroll footing the bill — it was her unsuspecting grandmother, authorities said.

Taxpayers are often left footing the bill while insurance companies try to keep up.

The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2023, was an effort to hold fossil fuel producers accountable for eventually sealing unplugged wells throughout California — and prevent taxpayers from footing the bill if these companies go bankrupt.

Taxpayers were ultimately left footing the bill, he said.

“The taxpayers aren’t footing the bill for that.”