On Tuesday, the Senate Public Safety Committee approved a bill (SB 571) authored by Senator Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, that would increase California’s criminal penalties for perpetrators seeking to take advantage of victims during a state of emergency. The new bill will make it a felony to loot and enhances the penalty for impersonating first responders during a state of ...

On Monday, the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee unanimously approved Senator Suzette Valladares’ R-Santa Clarita, Senate Bill 508, which will provide patients with greater flexibility and more access to their established specialized care provider.   “I am thankful that the committee understands the importance of expanding access to specialized care for cancer patients,” Valladares said. “For some patients, the ...

 The Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Sen. Scott Wilk’s (R-Santa Clarita) legislation on Tuesday to provide life-saving bleed control trauma kits in California classrooms. “During the 2019 Saugus High School shooting, lives were saved because of brave teachers with access to trauma kits,” said Wilk. “What happened at Saugus can happen anywhere, so it’s critical that every school in the ...

Senator Scott Wilk R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 829 (SB 829) to break up the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly is one step closer to a vote on the Senate Floor.  This comes after the bill unanimously passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday night,  the second committee hurdle the bill has passed. “For over a decade Live Nation/Ticketmaster ...

On Valentine’s Day, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, introduced Senate Bill 489 (SB 489) that would give cities more authority to issue marriage licenses.  “Valentine’s Day felt like the perfect time to introduce this bill and simplify the marriage license process,” Wilk said. “Instead of having to drive practically all the way down to Disneyland, under this bill your local ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond joined political leaders and other organizations to encourage new legislation to promote education in places like the Santa Clarita Valley on racism, bigotry, and genocide. Senator Henry Stern and other political leaders publicly endorsed a new act, Senate Bill 693 titled the Never Again Education ...

Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announced that his senate bill aimed towards aiding foster youth was recently passed by the Senate Human Services Committee with unanimous support. The bill (SB 546) would provide “LifeLine” phones to foster youth between the ages of 13 and 26, extending the California Public Utilities Commission’s “iFoster Pilot Program,” which provides foster youth with smartphones, ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced in an official statement Friday that two bills were approved by the State Assembly Appropriations Committee. The first bill, Senate Bill 153 (SB 153), would revise California’s methods for regulating and cultivating industrial hemp, insuring that the testing of hemp conforms to the state’s federal farm bill.  Meanwhile, the second bill, Senate BIll 202 ...

Congresswoman Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, has voiced her support for House Resolution 1 (H.R. 1), a bill aimed at reforming campaign finance law, cracking down on lobbying and expanding voting rights, according to officials. H.R. 1, also known as “For the People Act of 2019,” was introduced by Congressman John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, at the beginning of the year. The bill ...