Josh Becker (D)

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

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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 18 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.

POLITICS

➕ SB 762: Transactions and use taxes: various jurisdictions. (PASS – Senate Floor)

🚫 AB 1294: Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ AB 1828: County recorder: county clerks: bonds. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 1923: Local ballot measures: County of Fresno. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 149: California Coastal Act of 1976. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 157: Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: 50th anniversary. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 187: Men’s Mental Health Month. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 194: Women’s Equality Day. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 214: Juneteenth. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ ACR 219: California OB-GYN Week. (PASS – Senate Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 39 bills this session. None were discussed this week.

📂 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

🏆 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 17 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.

ECONOMY

➕ SB 96: Streaming services: commercial advertisements. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

EDUCATION

➕ AB 2056: Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

JUSTICE

➕ AB 2323: Publication: newspapers of general circulation. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

POLITICS

➕ SB 922: Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

MISC.

➕ AB 1778: Controlled substances: testosterone. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 1923: Local ballot measures: County of Fresno. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2692: Common interest developments: reinstatement of terminated declarations: County of Los Angeles. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ SB 1082: Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ SB 1129: State Bar of California: community justice worker program. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ SB 930: Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act: end-to-end encryption. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 39 bills this session.

4 bills discussed this week

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

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

AB 2111: Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities. (PASS – Committee)

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

📂 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.