A bill authored by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, in response to the Aliso Canyon gas leak passed an environmental committee this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Assembly Bill 1904 would mandate the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to submit a report assessing the potential dangers caused by ...

Looking to improve access to birth control, the Senate approved a bill by Sen. Fran Pavley to provide women with up to a 12-month supply of contraceptives. The bill passed with a 28-6 vote. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Senate Bill 999 would require health plans to cover up to a ...

A bill that would ensure that a Cemex-style aggregate mine can never exist in Soledad Canyon was introduced on Thursday by Representative Steve Knight, CA-25. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Soledad Canyon Consistency Act, would withdraw the mineral rights for land in the eastern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley, meaning ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, introduced a bill on Wednesday that would allow voters to cancel the High Speed Rail Project and redirect those funds to water projects, such as storage, transportation and desalination. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “If (the $68 billion bullet train project is) allowed to be completed,” stated Wilk, ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by the office of Representative Steve Knight. Representative Steve Knight, R-25, introduced a bill this week that would help some small businesses compete for federal contracts by making it easier for them to receive mentoring from larger, more experienced firms. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to ...

Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by the office of Senator Fran Pavley. Senator Fran Pavley’s Groundwater Management Act, Senate Bill 226, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The legislation strengthens last year’s landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act by providing an ...

Ed. Note: Kimberly Beers contributed to this report.  Several California legislators are looking to host a public re-vote of the 2008 voter-approved high-speed rail, officials said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. A total of eight bills proposing to halt funding and allow the public to respond to changes in the High-Speed ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk’s, R-Santa Clarita, bill to ensure school bond responsibility recently passed Assembly floor. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. If approved, AB 882 would ensure Santa Clarita Proposition 39 General Obligation bonds would be paid off “in a fiscally responsible manner,” according to a news release. AB 882 passed Assembly floor ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by Assemblyman Scott Wilk.  Assembly Scott Wilk’s, R-Santa Clarita, bills to allow recipients of special recognition military license plates free entrance to all California State Parks and to cleanup the standards of conduct of real estate appraisers passed unanimously out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news ...

Two bills taking aim at the state’s high speed rail plan Monday didn’t make it out of the state Assembly’s Transportation Committee, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Assembly Bill 6 and AB 1138 both sought to derail the state’s rail plans — AB 6, introduced by Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa ...