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

“Maine, in fact, has more community solar than California has.”

AB 1813: Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program. 

🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

🗳 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 59 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..

EDUCATION

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

POVERTY

➕ AB 1969: California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Schools Incentive Grant Program. (PASS – Committee)

TRANSPORTATION

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

➕ AB 2266: Electricity: load-serving entities. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ AB 1733: License and registration renewal: continuing education. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 1899: Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 1920: Community colleges: California College Promise: fee waiver eligibility. (PASS – Senate Floor)

➕ AB 1996: California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2148: Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons. (PASS – Senate Floor)

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

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 39 bills this session.

1 bill discussed this week

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)

More on Josh Becker

Read our coverage of Josh Becker on Digital Democracy.

View press releases from the state senator’s office.

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

“I think as we enhance our housing supply and it becomes more and more dense, the need to be outdoors and make it available for everyone seems to go up exponentially.”

SB 1268: Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access. 

🏆 Current session rankings (among 120 legislators)

🗳 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 36 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

➕ SB 1189: Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ SB 354: Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ AB 2285: Digital Financial Asset Banking Act. (PASS – Assembly Floor)

➕ SB 1016: Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1119: Companion chatbots: children’s safety. (PASS – Committee)

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

➕ SB 1365: Unlawful business practices: price gouging. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1371: Solid waste handling services: labor dispute. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1399: Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 877: Residential property insurance: loss estimate transparency. (PASS – Committee)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 39 bills this session.

1 bill discussed this week

AB 2111: Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities. (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.

View press releases from the assemblymember’s office.