Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s revised 2022-23 State Budget proposal: “It’s nice we have extra revenue, but we have to be careful with how we spend it. We absolutely should not create new, future funding obligations. Budget...

Senate Concurrent Resolution 87, which Senator authored, recognizes Enrolled Agents (EAs) for their valuable work in California in helping taxpayers comply with the tax code by resolving that April 15 is EA Day. EAs have been at the forefront of effective tax administration working together with...

The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) is pleased to announce that Senate Bill 1363 , sponsored by APAPA and known as the K-12 AAPI History Bill, has passed out of the Senate Education Committee. The K-12 AAPI History Bill has earned bipartisan support and passed out...

Legislation that would help prevent catastrophic wildfires by limiting open fires in state park campgrounds during the fire season was approved unanimously Tuesday by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. Senate Bill 1012, by state Sens. Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) and Jim Nielsen...

As California’s precious water continues to be flushed out to sea, Democrats today killed Senate Bill 890, a measure Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Red Bluff) authored to secure funding to build and repair critical water infrastructure. “Another historic drought, billions in extra funding and legislative...

Senator Nielsen joined a bipartisan group of legislators in a letter urging support for Assembly Bill 1249 . AB 1249 would clarify California’s tax code to exclude certain wildfire victims from paying state taxes on compensation for damages received out of PG&E’s “Fire Victim Trust.”