This weekend, Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) condemned the actions of legislative Democrats for refusing to suspend the state gas tax as shortly after the decision the tax increased by 5.6 percent.  “I hope you filled up your tank yesterday for the 4th of July weekend, because as of today, your price at the pump went up. Legislative Democrats, through ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) – an initiative that would ensure students with disabilities adequate support — has unanimously passed the state assembly on Thursday. In 1975, Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure students with disabilities receive the necessary academic support in order to succeed, and SJR ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, criticized the California Democratic Party’s “failed” action on gas rebates Wednesday morning. One year ago Wednesday, California Senate Republicans called for a Gas Tax Holiday which would have lowered the gas prices by 51 cents a gallon in the state, according to officials with Wilk’s office.  “Talk is cheap. Democrats pay lip service to helping ...

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, delivered a letter to the governor Tuesday urging him to veto Senate Bill, 357, (SB 357) a “soft-on-crime” measure advocated by California Democrats that would reportedly hurt California’s ability to combat human trafficking.  SB 357 authored by Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would remove a tool frequently used by law enforcement to identify ...

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, released a statement Monday after Assembly Democrats announced a committee to investigate gas prices in California. Wilk’s statement notes that there has been plenty of talk about high gas prices in California, but no real definitive action. “Democrats are feeling the heat. Californians are rightfully mad that the Democrat supermajority has done nothing ...

California Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday the hiring of Shawntwayne (Shawn) Cannon, a former “Future Leader Award” recipient, as a field representative for the Antelope Valley District office.  “Shawn has a huge passion for service and as a young person, is committed to ensuring our community continues to be a place we want to call home,” Wilk said. ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has released a statement saying the California 2022 to 2023 Budget Bill does not do enough to ease the high cost of living in California. On Monday, Wilk released a statement in opposition of the bill passed by the California Legislature earlier that day. “With an almost $100 billion surplus, rising gas prices and skyrocketing ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced that his Whistleblower Protection Act has successfully completed its journey through the Senate Thursday, as it passed unanimously off the Senate floor.  Senate Bill 947 (SB 947) – which provides the same whistleblower protections afforded to state employees to the employees of private entities that hold contracts over $5 million dollars with the state ...

On Tuesday, State Senator Scott Wilk, R- Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill (SB)1089, or the ‘Better Vision Act,’ had passed out of the state senate. It was announced this week by Senator Wilk that the Better Vision Act, or SB 1089, had passed out of the state senate. “Bureaucratic red tape has needlessly prevented eye care professionals from serving ...

Three of Senator Scott Wilk’s (R-Santa Clarita) bills passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and are scheduled to be heard on the Senate Floor next week.  Wilk bills, Senate Bills 947, 1089, and 1271, must pass off the Senate Floor and to the California State Assembly by May 27 in order to meet the Legislature’s “House of Origin” deadline.  “I will ...