APPLE VALLEY, CA – Today, Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith introduced a bill to protect peace officers and their immediate families under California hate crime statute. This bill, AB 2333, would allow for additional penalties if a crime specifically targets a…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Today, Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith introduced legislation to help reduce the financial burden for veterans trying to enter the workforce. AB 2105 would reduce Contractor State License Board (CSLB) fees by 50 percent for honorably discharged…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Today, Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith introduced legislation to assist handymen and small contractors doing minor work. AB 1874 would change the $500 cap for unlicensed contract work, to only apply to the labor cost, rather than…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith issued the following statement on the failure of AB 1400, which would have created a government-run healthcare system. “I am encouraged that AB 1400 was killed in the Assembly earlier today.…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Today, Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith introduced legislation that seeks to combat illegal marijuana grows that have been proliferating throughout the rural High Desert communities. AB 1725 would make changes to Proposition 64 to increase penalties from…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith responded Thursday to recent legislative activity on AB 1400 and ACA 11. “It is outrageous that this Legislature would move forward with a reckless and untested takeover of California’s healthcare system. California…
HESPERIA, CA – Newly minted Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith announced Monday that he has been appointed to serve on the following committees in the California State Assembly: Budget Committee Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Subcommittee…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Assemblymember Thurston “Smitty” Smith, who represents the mountain communities in San Bernardino County in the State Legislature, announced that his office would be hosting monthly mobile office hours in Big Bear Lake on the first Tuesday…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Assemblymember Thurston “Smitty” Smith announced Thursday that he has co-authored legislation (AB-1599) with Assemblymembers Kevin Kiley, James Gallagher, and Jim Patterson to give California Voters the choice to repeal Proposition 47. Proposition 47, passed in 2014,…
APPLE VALLEY, CA – Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith responded Monday to Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget. “Unfortunately, the Governor has shown how out of touch he is with ordinary Californians. We have a budget surplus of $21 billion, proving that we…