Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, today announced his Senate Bill 79 was signed into law, enabling Colusa and Glenn Counties to continue receiving monthly Highway User Tax Account (HUTA) money to fund the maintenance and preservation of their county roads. SB 79 brings much-needed relief to Colusa...

Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, issued the following statement in reaction to today’s passage of “Budget Bill Jr.” and a handful of budget trailer bills: “The majority party has fully corrupted the budget process. This year they are in rare form, with in-the-dead-of-night deals that rob transparency...

Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, is requesting a joint Senate Budget Committee oversight hearing with the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Environmental Quality Committee to review the progress of wildfire fuel reduction activities in California. “This oversight hearing request...

Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, joined the members of the Senate Republican Caucus in calling for a “Gas Tax Holiday” for California motorists. The letter sent to Democrat budget leaders urges a full suspension on state gas tax collection for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, backfilled by the State’s...

Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, issued the following statement after Senate Democrats today waived the “72-hours in print” rule that California voters passed in 2016 with Prop. 54: “State Legislative Democrats have corrupted the budget process. Once again they have waived transparency rules, this...