Bill To Bar PG&E from Taking State Tax Deductions on $1.6B Fine in San Bruno Pipeline Blast Gets First Hearing
July 14, 2015
The California Senate Governance and Finance Committee holds the first hearing on SB 681 by Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Kevin Mullin to prohibit Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) from taking $1.3 billion in state tax deductions for the $1.6 billion fine that was levied against the utility for the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion.
Crucial Hearing Tuesday On Bill By Hill, Hancock, To Close Loophole That Kept Regulators In The Dark About Firm Probed in Berkeley Balcony Tragedy
July 13, 2015
Legislation by Senators Jerry Hill and Loni Hancock to require disclosure to regulators of felony convictions and settlements in cases alleging construction defects, fraud, negligence, incompetence and other serious professional wrongdoing faces a pivotal hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Tuesday.
Hill, Mullin Introduce Bill To Bar PG&E From Taking Tax Deductions For $1.6B Fine For San Bruno Blast
June 26, 2015
Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties and Assembly Member Kevin Mullin, D-San Mateo, today introduced legislation that would prohibit Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) from taking $1.3 billion in state tax deductions for the $1.6 billion fine that was levied against the utility for the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion.
Senator Jerry Hill Names The Reading Bug “Small Business of the Year”
June 11, 2015
Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties, honored The Reading Bug and owners Lauren and Diane Savage this week as the Small Business of the Year in the 13th Senate District.
Senate Passes Bills by Senator Jerry Hill to Increase Government Transparency, Protect Consumers, Modernize Outdated Laws and Increase Safety
June 4, 2015
Twenty-three bills by State Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties, were approved by the State Senate before it closed down for the week today in advance of Friday’s deadline for legislation to be passed out of the house of origin.
Senator Jerry Hill Names Jerry Hearn an Environmental Hero
April 25, 2015
State Senator Jerry Hill has named Jerry Hearn an environmental hero of the California’s 13th Senate District to recognize Hearn’s decades of volunteerism as an environmental steward and an environmental leader.
Senator Jerry Hill Announces 7th Annual Bill Idea Contest
November 26, 2014
Entries are being accepted for Senator Jerry Hill’s seventh annual “Oughta Be A Law…Or Not” contest for bill ideas from constituents. Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties, announced the 2015 bill idea contest today and encouraged Peninsula and Silicon Valley residents to participate.
Hill Introduces Bills to Earmark Bulk of Billion-Dollar PG&E Fine to Pipeline Safety, Require Greater Transparency for Travel by Public Officials and Extend Youth Tobacco Laws to E-Cigarettes
December 1, 2014
Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara counties, introduced five bills today covering a range of issues, including consumer protection, greater transparency of travel by elected officials and privacy safeguards.
Hill Introduces Bill Banning New Artificial Turf Fields Made With Recycled Tires While State Studies Possible Link To Cancer And Other Health Risks
December 17, 2014
Prompted by increasing concerns that artificial turf fields made with crumbs of rubber from recycled tires may be linked to serious illnesses in children, Senator Jerry Hill today introduced legislation that would prohibit the installation of these surfaces in schools and parks in California while the state conducts a study to determine possible health risks.
Hill Introduces Bill to Require Ignition Interlock Devices for Convicted Drunk Drivers
December 29, 2014
State Senator Jerry Hill – joined by representatives for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and law enforcement officers from San Mateo and Santa Clara counties – will hold a news conference in Redwood City (Courthouse Square) to announce he is introducing legislation to require all drivers convicted of driving under the influence to install an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) on their vehicles. In the past 30 years, more than 50,000 people have died in California because of drunk drivers and more than one million have been injured.
