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California Bill to Suspend Gas Tax Fails Despite Rising Prices
- Senate Bill 1035 proposed suspending California's gas tax and environmental fees for one year to reduce gas prices by $1.08 per gallon and save households between $900 and $1,100 annually, but it failed in the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee on a 2-2 vote.
- Senator Tony Strickland expressed disappointment with the committee's vote and urged Governor Gavin Newsom to hold a special session to address fuel costs.
- Professor Michael Mische testified in support of the bill, warning that gas prices could rise above $8 per gallon due to refinery closures and state regulations.
- Gas prices in California averaged $5.56 per gallon, significantly higher than the national average of $3.84, driven in part by state taxes, environmental programs, and refinery supply issues.
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Why a plan to slash California gas prices by more than $1 is already dead
An aggressive plan to suspend multiple gas taxes and fees to save California drivers more than $1 a gallon is already dead, as a vote deadlocked Wednesday in a Democratic-led committee on the environment.
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ussanews.comCA Senate Enviro Committee Democrats Kill Gas Tax Relief Bill
Wednesday in the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Democrats killed Senate Bill 1035 by Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach), which would have provided immediate relief for California drivers at the gas pump by lowering the price of a gallon of gas by $1.08. SB 1035, the Gas Tax Relief Act, would have offered a lifeline for drivers. Gas prices today in California average $5.56 per gallon. Yesterday the average price was …
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