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Senate Democrats approve failed zero bail policy at expense of community safety

Senate Democrats overruled the will of the voters and placed communities at risk by passing Senate Bill 262 (SB 262), which would eliminate bail for most criminal offenses. In November 2020, California voters made it clear they did not want a no-money bail system when they rejected Proposition 25. SB 262 would impose another no-money bail system by setting bail at $0 for most crimes. “Zero bail is a FAIL. It was tested in 2020 during the pandemic and a similar policy was rejected by voters in November 2020,” said Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita). “Today Democrats doubled down on an idea rejected by voters and already proven to be dangerous to our communities. Social experiments are one thing on paper, but by listening to law enforcement and crime victims, it was pretty clear these policies failed in real life.”

Republicans applaud adoption of bipartisan tax policy in budget bill

Struggling small businesses are getting a helping hand from the state and the efforts are much-needed. Taking a page out of the Republican playbook, the legislature has adopted tax conformity language for small businesses from Senate Bill 265 by Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno). The California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 80 to help struggling employers who received the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and can prove they incurred a 25% loss in business during the pandemic. For the past two months, Senator Borgeas led the efforts with Senate Bill 265 as the best measure to save struggling California businesses and protect jobs. Senate Bill 265 would have provided full federal conformity for all businesses that received the PPP loans.

Senate Republicans push for more in school reopening plan

Students and parents may believe they are a step closer to returning to in-person instruction with the passage of the Governor’s reopening plan (Assembly Bill 86), but they are not. Nothing in the bill actually requires schools to reopen, but it merely incentivizes them to do so. “With the same stroke of his pen that closed the schools a year ago, the governor could have reopened them months ago. He did not,” said Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita). “I support providing incentives for reopening schools. We should be doing all we can to get kids back in the classroom, but make no mistake, unless reopening is required, most California students will finish out the school year in their living rooms glued to a computer screen.”

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