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SACRAMENTO<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) announced today introducing three bills immediately upon being sworn into office yesterday.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo of the biggest issues California is facing are skyrocketing homelessness and soaring unaffordable gas prices. On the campaign trail, I promised voters that I would tackle both issues on day one of my next Senate term. Yesterday, I followed through on my promises and introduced three bills: one to compassionately clear encampments and two to lower gas prices $1 per gallon by suspending the state\u2019s gas taxes and fees.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Jones\u2019s Senate Bill 31 will compassionately clear encampments by:<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot simply continue allowing people to live in our parks and libraries or in front of schools and day care centers,\u201d stated Senator Brian W. Jones.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s inhumane and unhealthy for the homeless individuals, and it\u2019s unfair and often dangerous for the neighbors, families, and children in these sensitive areas.\u00a0Our measure will help end the public camping in these areas while also compassionately assisting the homeless to get treatment for their physical and mental health needs and find a more suitable place to stay.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Jones\u2019s Senate Bill 32 and Special Session Senate Billx1 1 suspend the state\u2019s gas taxes and fees to lower gas prices by $1 per gallon for one year. While Governor Newsom declared a Special Session to raise gas taxes in the midst of an economic downtown, Jones introduced a Special Session bill (SBx1 1) to suspend gas taxes. In addition to his Special Session bill, Jones introduced an identical bill to suspend gas taxes (SB 32) in the 2023-2024 Regular Session. This will bring immediate relief to Californians at the pump when many are struggling to afford high gas prices.<\/p>\n \u201cSuspending the gas tax has bipartisan support across the country. Several Democrat and Republican states have suspended their gas tax. Earlier this year, President Biden announced his support for states to suspend their gas tax. California is behind the nation in bringing relief to overly taxed Californians by suspending our gas tax. Governor Newsom\u2019s Special Session to raise gas taxes is tone-deaf to Californians\u2019 economic struggles. Now is not the time to be experimenting with an unproven tax increase scheme that puts politics before people. My measures will bring immediate relief at the pump.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n SB 31 is principal coauthored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and coauthored by Senators Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks), Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach), Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), and Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita). SB 32 and SBx1 1 are coauthored by the entire California State Senate Republican Caucus. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the SB 31 fact sheet,\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the SB 32 fact sheet, and\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the SBX1 1 fact sheet. All three measures are in the Senate Rules Committee awaiting assignment to a policy committee for a hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jones\u2019s Campaign Promises Made and Promises Kept SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013 Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) announced today introducing three bills immediately upon being sworn into office yesterday. \u201cTwo of the biggest issues California is facing are skyrocketing homelessness and soaring unaffordable gas prices. On the campaign trail, I promised voters that I would tackle both issues…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\n\n