SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Republican Caucus unanimously voted to elect James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) the new Assembly Republican Leader.  “For the last three years, I have been laser focused on growing the Republican caucus by providing Californians an alternative to the high taxes, out-of-control crime and runaway inflation that have…

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…