Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) delivered a letter to the governor urging him to veto Senate 357, a soft-on-crime measure advocated by California Democrats that would hurt California’s ability to combat human trafficking. Click here to download the letter, signed by members of the California Senate Republican Caucus. …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released the following statement after Assembly Democrats announced a committee to investigate gas prices in California: “Democrats are feeling the heat. Californians are rightfully mad that the Democrat supermajority has done nothing but talk about alleviating the pain at the pump for more …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released the following statement after Legislative Democrats passed the primary 2022-2023 Budget Bill: “With an almost $100 billion surplus, rising gas prices, and skyrocketing inflation, the best relief Legislative Democrats came up with is a $200 refund that gets to you months down …continue reading
As part of his legislative package calling for accountability, transparency, and integrity in the state government’s procurement process, Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announces that Senate Bill 1367 (SB 1367) failed to pass the Senate Governmental Organization Committee because the majority of Democrats refused to vote on it. …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announced that his legislation to add clarity and accountability to California’s efforts to address homelessness has earned bipartisan support and recently passed 4-0 out of the Senate Committee on Human Services. “I am pleased to see this measure receive bipartisan support. There seems …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announces that his Senate Bill 947 (SB 947) has passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary. The bill provides heightened whistleblower protections to private sector employees who are working on California state contracts and has earned the National Whistleblower Center’s full …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released the following statement after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a long-awaited report about a troubling state-funded $1.7 billion COVID testing lab: “It should not have taken 287 days for Californians to receive answers about this taxpayer-funded COVID testing lab. …continue reading
The 2021 legislative session wrapped up last week and now hundreds of bills are awaiting final approval from the governor. Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) identified the top 10 worst or most ridiculous bills the governor must veto. “While the state is burning, the power is out and …continue reading
Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) took a solid swipe at eradicating unemployment insurance fraud and identity theft with the passage of Senate Bill 58 (SB 58) from the Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection. SB 58 would require the Economic Development Department’s (EDD) to stop including full …continue reading
A measure by Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) and Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) that would have held drug dealers accountable for a fatality from poisoning people with fentanyl-laced drugs was sidelined today by Senate Democrats. Senate Bill 350 (SB 350) would have treated drug fatalities the same …continue reading