Sacramento – Assemblyman James Gallagher’s (R-Yuba City) effort to make PG&E wildfire victims settlement payments tax free cleared another hurdle today when the full Assembly passed AB 1249, legislation that would provide financial relief to wildfire victims by exempting them from paying state taxes on settlement payments made out of…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-YUBA CITY) issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement of new legislation that would remove the personal belief exemption for the COVID vaccine currently available for California school children: “Now it is clear. The government doesn’t want your family to have a…

Sacramento – Today the Assembly Committee on Revenue & Taxation passed AB 1249, Assemblyman James Gallagher’s (R-Yuba City) legislation that would provide financial relief to wildfire victims by exempting them from paying state taxes on settlement payments made out of PG&E’s “Fire Victims Trust”.   Gallagher said, “AB 1249 is a…

SACRAMENTO– Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) today issued the following statement in response to the release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2022-2023 state budget: “Governor Newsom’s budget, in typical fashion, throws more taxpayer money at issues without substantive reforms or appropriate oversight. A prime example of this is his $255 million…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Gallagher along with Senate and Assembly Republicans called on Governor Newsom to convene an Extraordinary Special Session of the Legislature to immediately address homelessness, rather than waiting for action through the traditional Legislative calendar for 2022.  “California has been throwing money at this problem for decades…