{"id":10076,"date":"2023-09-18T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:30:58","slug":"leader-jones-requests-veto-of-measure-that-would-increase-suv-and-minivan-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10076","title":{"rendered":"Leader Jones Requests Veto of Measure That Would Increase SUV and Minivan Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Californians agree that AB 251 is \u201cbasically a family tax\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013 Today,\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones<\/a>\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0sent a\u00a0letter<\/a>\u00a0to Governor Newsom urging him to veto\u00a0Assembly Bill 251<\/a>\u00a0(Ward, D-San Diego), a measure that aims to increase fees for SUV and mini-van drivers. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read the letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cAB 251 is another scheme to squeeze money out of California families,\u201d\u00a0said Leader Jones.\u00a0\u201cThe goal of AB 251 is to increase fees for drivers with SUVs and minivans, which are a necessity for many families with children. This is essentially a tax on California families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specifically, AB 251 creates a \u201ctask force\u201d to study imposing a passenger vehicle weight fee, which would add additional fees for vehicles with heavier weight such as SUVs and mini-vans. Suspiciously, the measure authorizes a special consideration to electric vehicles, which are on average about 33% heavier than traditional gas vehicles and disproportionately owned by wealthier Californians.<\/p>\n

Leader Jones warned Californians about Democrat lawmakers\u2019 intent with AB 251 in an\u00a0Instagram Reel video<\/a>\u00a0that has garnered over 250,000 views. One comment on the video argues the measure is \u201cbasically a family tax\u2026I don\u2019t know how you have kids without a larger vehicle.\u201d The comment received over 300 likes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe California Legislature should be focusing on ways to reduce costs for California drivers,\u201d\u00a0continued Jones.\u00a0\u201cInstead of targeting families and small businesses who need larger vehicles, we should reduce costs for motorists by passing my SB 32 to suspend the state\u2019s $1 gas taxes and fees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leader Jones\u2019s\u00a0Senate Bill 32<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0would immediately reduce costs for California drivers by cutting the price of gas by $1 a gallon. Democrat lawmakers rejected the bill on a party-line vote in committee, but granted it reconsideration for next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Californians agree that AB 251 is \u201cbasically a family tax\u201d SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013 Today,\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0sent a\u00a0letter\u00a0to Governor Newsom urging him to veto\u00a0Assembly Bill 251\u00a0(Ward, D-San Diego), a measure that aims to increase fees for SUV and mini-van drivers. 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