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

“Today, I'm presenting SB 493, the Wartime Price Gouging Prevention Act.”

SB 493: Unlawful business practices: price gouging. View video and transcript.

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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 91 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.

BUDGET

➕ AB 126: Budget Act of 2025. (PASS – Senate Floor)

EDUCATION

➕ AB 2003: Pupil health: suicide prevention. (PASS – Senate Floor)

ENVIRONMENT

➕ AB 2051: Public resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group. (PASS – Committee)

HOUSING

➕ AB 2162: Housing: county funding allocations: nonminor dependents and young adults. (PASS – Committee)

POLITICS

➕ AB 1914: General plan elements: childcare. (PASS – Committee)

TRANSPORTATION

➕ AB 1761: Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ AB 1626: Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 181: Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 2134: City council members: absences without permission. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 2175: Renewable electrical generation facilities: multiple meters: aggregation: logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses. (PASS – Senate Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 39 bills this session.

3 bills discussed this week

SB 1000: California AI Transparency Act. (PASS – Committee)

SB 493: Unlawful business practices: price gouging. (PASS – Committee)

SB 911: Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation. (PASS – Committee)

📂 Josh Becker’s record

Organizational alignments

100% Jewish Family and Children's Services (58 votes)
100% Environmental Defense Action Fund (55 votes)
100% John Burton Advocates for Youth (53 votes)

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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

“Let's expand geothermal energy and the definition of these exploratory geothermals so that we can signal to developers California is ready for exploration.”

AB 2234: California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects. View video and transcript.

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🏆 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 88 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.

BUDGET

➕ AB 126: Budget Act of 2025. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

ENVIRONMENT

🚫 AB 35: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

HOUSING

➕ SB 1091: Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program. (PASS – Committee)

JUSTICE

➕ SB 1159: Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1257: Federal immigration enforcement: report. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ SB 1050: False advertising: synthetic performers. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1114: Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1174: Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 898: Connected consumer products. (PASS – Committee)

🚫 SB 880: Residential property: transfers: institutional investors. (FAIL – Committee)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 39 bills this session.

3 bills discussed this week

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

AB 1772: Fish and wildlife: invasive species: invasive mussels. (PASS – Committee)

AB 2380: Pest control: registration fees. (PASS – Committee)

📂 Diane Papan’s record

Organizational alignments

100% California State Pipe Trades Council (55 votes)
100% Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (51 votes)
100% Alzheimer's Association (46 votes)

More on Diane Papan

Read our coverage of Diane Papan on Digital Democracy.

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