California Lawmakers Split Over Governor’s Order to Stay for Extra Session to Work on Lowering Gas Prices

Published on September 4, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Late on Aug. 31, the last day of the 2023-2024 legislative session, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a special session to give lawmakers more time to pass legislation meant to mitigate gas price increases. The Democratic leader of the Senate, President Pro Tem Sen. Mike McGuire, however, said some lawmakers have been working on lowering gas prices for months and that the chamber would not be following the governor’s order. “The Senate always had the votes and was ready to get these important measures across the finish line this legislative year and deliver the relief Californians need at the pump and on their electricity bills,” he wrote in an Aug. 31 statement. “We won’t be convening a special session this fall, but we look forward to continuing conversations with the governor and speaker about this critical issue in the days and weeks to come.”...

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