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

“We should absolutely pass this bill, and I really appreciate the analysis as well and kind of the history of the different measures we've taken over time along these lines.”

AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. 

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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 79 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.

EDUCATION

➕ AB 1653: Pupil instruction: health framework: heat illness. (PASS – Senate Floor)

ENVIRONMENT

➕ AB 1592: California Indian Heritage Center support organization. (PASS – Committee)

➕ 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 – Senate Floor)

JUSTICE

➕ AB 1651: State Bar of California: artificial intelligence. (PASS – Senate Floor)

MISC.

➕ AB 1577: Data centers: reporting. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 1633: Taxation: private detention facilities. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 1661: Oil and gas: low-production wells: Baldwin Hills Conservancy: Equitable Community Repair and Reinvestment Account: health impacts. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 1740: Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2403: Income tax: credits: commercial production. (PASS – Committee)

➕ AB 2465: State government: benefits. (PASS – Committee)

📃 Status of bills authored by Becker

Becker has authored 39 bills this session.

5 bills discussed this week

SB 913: Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed capacity resources. (PASS – Committee)

SB 905: Electricity. (PASS – Committee)

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

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

SB 1009: Juveniles: detention. (PASS – Committee)

📂 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.

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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

“This bill is about protecting the rate payers, protecting local water resources, protecting California's long term water future, while at the same time ensuring that we remain an innovation leader.”

AB 2469: Data centers: water use disclosures. 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

Papan had 48 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 – Assembly Floor)

TRANSPORTATION

➕ SB 804: Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act. (PASS – Committee)

MISC.

➕ SB 1146: Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1160: Judicial Council: eviction data reporting. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1316: Employment. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1323: Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1337: Interagency Working Group on Transportation Fuels Transition Strategy. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 1359: Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 873: Courthouses: privilege from civil arrest. (PASS – Committee)

➕ SB 998: Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators. (PASS – Committee)

📃 Status of bills authored by Papan

Papan has authored 39 bills this session.

4 bills discussed this week

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

AB 2619: Water resources: data centers. (PASS – Committee)

AB 2469: Data centers: water use disclosures. (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.