Josh Becker (D)

State Senate: District 13, Menlo Park
(916) 651-4013, senator.becker@senate.ca.gov
Chair, Senate Human Services
Chair, Senate Natural Resources and Water
Time in office: 2020–present

💬 Notable quote this week

“For too long, California's juvenile justice system has relied on locked doors and high walls as our first response to youth behavior rather than our last resort.”

SB 1009: Juveniles: detention. View video and transcript.

🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

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🗳 Votes cast

🚫 NVR (no vote recorded) counts as a ➖ NO vote, whether a legislator abstains, has an excused absence, or otherwise doesn’t vote. Learn more about NVRs, and why they matter.

Noteworthy votes this week

Becker had 121 chances to vote this week. These are among the most interesting, according to Digital Democracy. PASS and FAIL indicate the results of a vote during the legislative process, not the final status of the bill. Learn more about which votes we highlight and what PASS and FAIL mean.

JUSTICE

➕ AB 46: Diversion. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1374: Restraining orders: educational institutions. (PASS – Senate Floor)

POLITICS

➕ SB 970: Military or overseas voters. (PASS – Senate Floor)

MISC.

➕ SB 1022: Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1032: Staffing agencies: registration. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1037: Health care coverage: rate review. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1090: Offers of purchase: real property damaged by wildfire disaster. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1103: Large home improvement retailers: immigration enforcement: reporting. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1255: Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1350: Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition. (PASS – Senate Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 39 bills this session.

5 bills discussed this week

SB 1009: Juveniles: detention. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

SB 913: Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed capacity resources. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

SB 923: Consumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

SB 905: Electricity. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

SB 1057: Licensing: certified nurse assistants and home health aides. (PASS – California Senate Floor)

📂 Josh Becker’s record

Top donors (2009–present)*

$63,200 Govern for California
$53,700 Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)
$51,900 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and affiliates
*Cumulative donations since our earliest available filings.

More on Josh Becker

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Diane Papan (D)

State Assembly: District 21, San Mateo
assemblymember.papan@assembly.ca.gov
Chair, Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Time in office: 2022–present

💬 Notable quote this week

“There have been certain segments of our economy that have been so anti competitive that they have literally eviscerated small business.”

AB 1776: Cartwright Act: violations. View video and transcript.

🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

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🗳 Votes cast

🚫 NVR (no vote recorded) counts as a ➖ NO vote, whether a legislator abstains, has an excused absence, or otherwise doesn’t vote. Learn more about NVRs, and why they matter.

Noteworthy votes this week

Papan had 385 chances to vote this week. These are among the most interesting, according to Digital Democracy. PASS and FAIL indicate the results of a vote during the legislative process, not the final status of the bill. Learn more about which votes we highlight and what PASS and FAIL mean.

HEALTH

➕ AB 1864: Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers and providers. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

JUSTICE

➕ AB 2047: Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

MISC.

➕ AB 1696: Emergency services and care: nurse-midwives. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 1770: Arbitration: health care service plans. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 1807: Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 1903: Construction defects. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2023: Companion chatbots: children’s safety. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2212: Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student orientation and training. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2247: Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2313: Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 38 bills this session.

7 bills discussed this week (5 shown)

AB 2619: Water resources: data centers. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

AB 2521: California Council on Science and Technology: water availability study: Central Valley. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

AB 2469: Data centers: water use disclosures. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

AB 2234: California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

AB 1772: Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels. (PASS – California Assembly Floor)

📂 Diane Papan’s record

Top donors (2021–present)*

$74,600 Govern for California
$70,500 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and affiliates
$48,900 Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)
*Cumulative donations since our earliest available filings.

More on Diane Papan

Read our coverage of Diane Papan on Digital Democracy.

View press releases from the assemblymember’s office.