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The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1), also known as the "Gas Tax", is a legislative bill in the U.S. state of California that was passed on April 6, 2017 with the aim of repairing roads, improving traffic safety, and expanding public transit systems across the state.
California Proposition 6 was a measure that was submitted to California voters as part of the November 2018 election. The ballot measure proposed a repeal of the Road Repair and Accountability Act (a fuel tax), which is also known as Senate Bill 1 (SB 1). The measure failed with about 57% of the voters against and 43% in favor.
Office Officer State Since Senate Minority Leader Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Chuck Schumer: NY: January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2017: Senate Minority Whip
The same year, California lawmakers passed a bill that would have required local governments to adopt retrofitting programs for existing communities in fire risk zones and restricted the scale of ...
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
The Senate voted 77-19 to begin debate on a measure that would fund the government through Nov. 17, and includes around $6 billion for domestic disaster responses and another roughly $6 billion in ...
2016 United States Senate election in California ← 2010 November 8, 2016 2022 → Candidate Kamala Harris Loretta Sanchez Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 7,542,753 4,701,417 Percentage 61.60% 38.40% County results Congressional district results Harris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Sanchez: 50–60% 60–70% U.S. senator before election Barbara Boxer Democratic Elected U.S ...
Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and former U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) [228] U.S. senators. Cory Booker, United States senator from New Jersey (2013–present) and candidate for President of the United States in 2020 [229] Barbara Boxer, former U.S. senator from California (1993–2017) [230]