The state Senate signs off on Gov. Newsom’s bill to stop spikes in California gas prices. A final vote is scheduled on Monday.
Lawmakers during the California Senate committee hearing on fuel supply and price hikes at the Capitol Annex Swing Space building in Sacramento Oct. 7, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMattersDespite defections from several members of the Democratic majority, the state Senate today advanced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to address gasoline price spikes, placing it on the brink of becoming law.
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president and CEO of the Western States Petroleum Association, in a statement criticized the governor for “pushing an extremist agenda that isn’t about lowering gas prices — it’s about intentionally raising them so Californians drive less.”of Riverside, abstained. Though some of the six absent members might have supported the bill, several are in competitive elections this fall and appeared to be trying to avoid taking a position that could be used against by opponents.
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