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

🏆 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 38 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 1002: Out-of-state physicians and surgeons: telehealth: license exemption. (PASS – Senate Floor)

EDUCATION

➕ SB 892: Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard. (PASS – Senate Floor)

MISC.

➕ SB 1111: Digital replicas. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1133: Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1170: Joint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1245: Petroleum : report. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1347: Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1418: Elections officials: meetings. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ SB 1429: (PASS – Senate Floor)

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

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 38 bills this session. None were discussed this week.

📂 Josh Becker’s record

Top donors (2019–present)*

$65,200 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and affiliates
$63,200 Govern for California
$37,600 California State Council Of Laborers
*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

“Job order contracting can help alleviate these recurring issues, enabling agencies to complete several projects under a single competitively awarded bid.”

AB 1768: Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles. 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 22 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 1916: Courts: court interpreters. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

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

➕ SCR 89: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. (PASS – Committee)

POLITICS

➕ AB 1621: Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

MISC.

➕ AB 1704: Greenhouse gases: embodied carbon building materials. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ AB 2007: Youth programs: identifying information of youth. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2262: Courts: disqualification of judges. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2495: Unlawful immigration-related practices. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2596: Mobilehome parks: federally approved housing programs: compliance with state and local laws. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2691: Elections: elective office: felony conviction. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 38 bills this session. None were discussed this week.

📂 Diane Papan’s record

Top donors (2021–present)*

$71,600 Govern for California
$62,300 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and affiliates
$32,000 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC)
*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.