Scott Wilk – California Globe

Bill To Allow City Officials To Issue Marriage Licenses Introduced In Senate

February 15, 2023 12:10 pmFebruary 15, 2023 12:11 pm

A bill that would allow city officials to issue marriage licenses in addition to the county clerk was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 489, authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would officially authorize city officials to...

Senators Wilk, Jones Ask Senate To Hold Off On Swearing In D-16 Senate Winner With Race Still Undecided

December 9, 2022 4:48 pmDecember 9, 2022 4:48 pm

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R- Santa Clarita) and incoming Senate Republican Leader-elect Brian Jones (R-Santee) issued a joint statement Friday, asking the state Senate to hold off swearing in D-16 Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) due to concerns that some ballots still...

Zero Bail Bill, Rejected by Voters, Awaiting Final Vote in Legislature

August 31, 2022 7:12 amAugust 31, 2022 8:25 am

Zero bail was rejected by California voters in 2020, but introduced as legislation in January 2021 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg as Senate Bill 262, and is ironically named the “Safe and Resilient Communities Act.” Hertzberg denies that SB 262 is “zero bail,” and now many in the media are...

Sen. Hertzberg Warned He Would Bring the Zero-Bail Bill Back – And He Just Did

August 25, 2022 11:59 amAugust 27, 2022 8:30 am

The bill to reform/destroy the bail industry in California by annually revising statewide bail schedule and set the bail amount closer to the charged person’s ability to pay, Senate Bill 262 by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), has been taken...

Gov. Newsom Announces Gigantic $97.5 Billion State Surplus During $300.7 Billion State Budget Proposal Announcement

May 13, 2022 4:08 pm

During Governor Gavin Newsom’s $300.7 billion 2022-2023 revised state budget proposal announcement on Friday, he proceeded to astound Californians by also stating that the state budget surplus was now $97.5 billion. The figure towers over last years $38 billion surplus...

Senate Republicans Send Budgetary Requests To Democratic Leaders Ahead of Gov. Newsom’s May Budget Revise

May 12, 2022 2:24 amMay 11, 2022 8:37 pm

California Senate Republicans on Wednesday responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to announce a revised budget proposal on Friday with a list of budget priorities for the state’s spending next year, including on how to spend the estimated $68 billion...

‘Pay to Play’ Governor Behest Payment Contracting Bill Killed by Senate Democrats

April 29, 2022 4:45 pm

A bill that would have prohibited state agencies from awarding contracts to companies that made behest payments on the Governor’s behalf failed to pass the Senate Governmental Organization Committee on Friday following the majority of Senators not voting on it....