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1 THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE 2014 Report Card October : Environmental Power Unifies October and 2013 Wins The The 2014 legislative session had had a a happier ending for for the the environment than last last year s session. The The session also also was was sprinkled with with some outoftheordinary arrests that that helped highlight kled the the extraordinary role role of of money in in the the legislature. United We We Stand This This legislative year year was was marked by by strong unity among environmental groups that that were determined to to recapture the the environmental debates that that increasingly have been dominated in the the legislature by by polluting industry rhetoric and and money. That unity was was expressed early in in the the session by by a a commitment from environmental groups that that work on on oil oil fracking issues, including Sierra Club California, to to focus on on a a single statewide fracking moratorium bill bill this this year. That bill, bill, Senate Bill Bill 1132, failed to to pass pass a a Senate floor vote vote (more about that that later), but but it it did did prove to legislators and the the environmental community itself that we we can can still still wage a a strong and and effective battle for for the the right policy. According to figures collected by the Secretary of State, in the first six months of this year the oil and gas industry spent more than $6 million on lobbying, the real estate Important Bills Passed By By the the end end of of the the year especially in in the the last last week of of Au August the legislature passed important bills bills to to better manage groundwater, reduce singleuse plastic bag bag pollution, and and start ad addressing shortlived climate pollutants. All All of of these had had formidable opposition, about but but $6 with with million. smart management by by the the bill bill authors and and strong, active lobbying by by environmentalists around the the state In including contrast, Sierra the Club four members the bills bills cleared high high hurdles. There were also also successful bills bills to to label furniture ing ing flame retardants, to to improve storm water capture, and and to to im improve electric vehicle access and and charging infrastructure. This This year year also also marked the the first first in in a a number of of years during which we we ended the the legislation session without a a bucket of of overt, successful attacks on on key key environmental regulations. contain industry spent more than $3 million, and utilities spent environmental groups most active in the capitol spent a combined total of about $360,000 during that same Bad Bad Bills Stymied There were rumblings about a a gutandamend led led by by the the governor and and Senate leadership that that would have given special fa favors, including exemptions from the the California Environmental Quality Act, Act, to to the the electric car car manufacturing company, Tesla. But But that that bill bill never materialized. There were also also a a couple of of other weird CEQAweakening bills bills that that the the Club was was able able to to halt halt with with the the strong help help of of environmental and and labor allies. But But even even those bills bills were not not as as bad bad as as the the sort sort of of CEQA attacks we ve seen seen as as recently as as period. That s all together. In This Issue 2013: Year of Division in the Capitol Sierra Club California th 12th Street, Suite Sacramento, CA CA Governor Brown s Paddling Leaves the (Continued on on Page 2) 2) This legislative year was marked by by strong unity among environmental groups that were determined to to re recapture the the environmental debates that in increasingly have been dominated in in the the legislature by by polluting in industry rhetoric and money. This year also marked the the first in in a a number of of years during which we we ended the the legislation session without a a bucket of of overt, successful at attacks on on key environmental regulations. In this Issue 2014: Environmental Power Unifies and Wins Governor Report Report Card Bill Bill Summaries Assembly Report Card Senate Report Card

2 October 2014 (Cont. from front page) This summer, Assemblymember Henry Perea, who represents one of the most airpolluted regions in the country, launched an effort to try to roll back regulations designed to reduce climatechange pollutants associated with the production of fuels. Again, a united front by environmentalists around the state, and help from our allies in the legislature, stymied that effort. You Can t Always Get What You Want Sierra Club California staff and volunteers knew that getting a fracking moratorium passed this year would be hard. However, we also knew that future success would depend upon continuing to educate and move legislators. We needed to help them understand the incredibly damaging public health, environmental and economic implications of expanding the use of fracking and other extreme oil extraction methods in California. The fracking moratorium bill accomplished that purpose. It united Californians around the state, moved farther through the legislative process than we anticipated, and made it to a floor vote in the state senate. On the first vote, it was just three votes short of passing the floor. Senators Ricardo Lara, Richard Roth and Ben Hueso abstained from voting. Those votes or lack of made the difference and killed the bill. Sierra Club California staff and volunteers also lost in our efforts to persuade the legislature to create a $7.5 billion water bond bill that doesn t threaten to enable new dams. Certain Central Valley Democratic legislators and Republican legislators insisted on dam language before providing their votes for the twothirds vote bill that places Proposition 1 on the November ballot. (Sierra Club California is not taking a position on Proposition 1.) What Goes Up Must Come Down One of the more interesting things to happen this legislative session had nothing to do with the natural environment, and everything to do with the environment inside the Capitol Building. Before the end of the first six months of the session, one senator (Rod Wright) was convicted of voter fraud, one senator (Leland Yee) was indicted on federal racketeering charges, and a third (Ron Calderon) was indicted for taking bribes in exchange for votes. These three were suspended from the Senate. Within days of the end of the session, one more senator (Ben Hueso) was arrested. This time the charge was driving under the influence. In response to the fraud and racketeering scandals, the Senate imposed new rules on itself that prohibit accepting funds from entities that employ lobbyists within 30 days of the end of session. According to news reports, the rules resulted in a dramatic drop in fundraisers and fundraising around the Capitol in August. Both environments seemed to fare better with the new rules in place. Let s hope this is the beginning of a healthier trend. Sierra Club California, founded in 1986, is the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm of the Sierra Club s 13 California chapters. This report was developed by Sierra Club California Director Kathryn Phillips, Policy Advocates Edward Moreno and Annie Pham, Operations Coordinator Meg Johnson, and Intern Amanda Dworkin. Governor Paddles Better As noted in our 2013 scorecard, Governor Jerry Brown is often quoted saying that he governs as one would paddle a canoe: paddling to each side, the left and the right, to keep the vessel moving in a straight line. Last year we complained that our head of state had paddled so much to the right, he was essentially allowing his canoe and the environment to circle the drain. Not so, this year. The governor scored a whopping 100 percent on signings for the bills we included in our scorecard. Indeed, his office took an active role in helping craft the landmark groundwater regulation bills. Granted, there were no bills on our scorecard that made it to his desk that overtly challenged the oil and timber industries. Last year, Brown s score of 43 percent reflected signatures or vetoes that aligned with those industries interests at the expense of the environment. Political scientists say that elected officials who are in their last term of office are more likely to vote their conscience, and that typically means they vote more with the public interest than industry interest. Brown isn t exactly at the end of his career. He is a shoein for reelection in November. But in January, he will be entering the last four years of one of the most interesting political careers in California history, if not U.S. history. We think he deserves the benefit of the doubt given his latest score. We hope for more 100 percent scores in the next four years, including on bills that challenge carbonproducing industries. Sierra Club California 2014 Legislative Report Card

3 October Bill Summaries Sierra Club California staff advocates select the bills that appear on the scorecard. The selection is based on factors that include a bill s overall importance to the state s environmental quality, the precedent it sets for good or bad impacts, and the bill s importance to fulfilling the Club s mission. This year, we scored 11 bills. One, SB 1132, did not make it off the Senate floor, and so was not included in the scoring for the Assembly. A second, SB 1096, did not make it off the Assembly floor, and was not included in the scoring for the Senate. AB 1699 (Bloom): Restricts the sale of personal care and cleaning products that contain plastic microbeads. SUP PORTFailed on the Senate Floor AB 1739 (Dickinson): Part of a legislative package with SB 1168, this bill provides part of a framework for sustainable management of troubled groundwater basins statewide. SUPPORTSigned AB 2188 (Muratsuchi): Brings together best practices from solar permitting procedures currently used throughout the state to create a streamlined process for the permitting of small residential solar systems. SUPPORTSigned SB 270 (Padilla): Reduces plastic pollution by restricting singleuse plastic grocery bags and placing a ten cent minimum charge on paper and reusable bags. SUPPORT Signed SB 605 (Lara): Requires the California Air Resources Board to develop a strategy for reducing shortlived climate pollutants. These pollutants include black carbon, which scientists now believe are particularly responsible for accelerating climate change in certain regions. SUP PORTSigned SB 1019 (Leno): Gives consumers the option to buy furniture without flame retardants by requiring manufacturers to disclose that information via a product label. SUPPORT Signed SB 1096 (Jackson): Corrects a provision in state law that would open Tranquillon Ridge off the Santa Barbara Coast for oil development despite its location within a Marine Protected Area. SUPPORT Failed on Assembly Floor SB 1132 (Mitchell): Imposes a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until a study is completed and the Governor affirms these treatments are not harmful to public health and the environment. SUPPORT Failed on Senate Floor SB 1168 (Pavley): Part of a legislative package that includes AB 1739, this bill provides part of a framework for sustainable management of troubled groundwater basins statewide. SUPPORTSigned SB 1275 (de León): Aims to put one million electric vehicles on the road within the next decade and ensure low income Californians benefit from clean transportation. SUPPORTSigned SB 968 (Hill): Directs the State Lands Commission to enter into negotiations with the Martins Beach property owner to acquire a rightofway or easement for a public access route. If there is no agreement the Commission will acquire such a rightofway or easement by eminent domain. SUPPORTSigned SB 1371 (Leno): Addresses climate change impacts and safety hazards caused by fugitive methane emissions from pipeline leaks by directing the California Public Utilities Commission to develop and implement a comprehensive statewide plan to identify and repair leaks in the natural gas pipeline system. SUPPORTSigned Interesting Peculiarities of Voting, Vote Counting and Scoring This scorecard presents just part of the picture of performance. Scores don t illustrate the ways some legislators help by lobbying on our behalf with colleagues in either house, nor do they show peculiarities of voting rules in each house. For instance, Senate ProTemElect Kevin de Leon is shown as not voting on several bills that he supported. The reason: He was working on leadership business, including corralling votes on good bills. Senate rules allow the Pro Tem to cast a vote without being on the floor. Because de Leon was not officially Pro Tem, he could not take advantage of that rule. Fortunately, the margins for the bill votes he missed were comfortable. Sen. Jerry Hill supported the fracking moratorium bill, SB 1132, but missed the second floor vote. In the Assembly, members may add votes after a bill roll call has closed if doing so doesn't change the outcome. Not so in the Senate, so Hill is shown as not voting, which reduced his score. Sierra Club California 2014 Legislative Report Card

4 Report Card Legend and Notes NV NV E means proenvironment vote means antienvironment vote means legislator was present, but chose not to cast a vote in support of a proenvironment bill means legislator was present, but chose not to cast a vote on an antienvironment bill means excused absence (does not count toward total score) Scores are based on the number of and NV votes cast versus the total number of possible votes (excused votes do not count against a score, but NV votes do). ASSEMBLY REPORT CARD All Measures Were Supported by Sierra Club California Score Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill AB 1699 AB 1739 AB 2188 SB 270 SB 605 SB 968 SB 1019 SB 1168 SB 1275 SB 1096 SB 1371 Solar Permits Plastic Bag Ban Climate Pollutants Beach Access Flame Retardant Labels Light Duty Electric Vehicles Coastal Oil Drilling Natural Gas Leak Abatement Achadjian, Katcho (R35) 2/11 18% Alejo, Luis A. (D30) 8/11 73% NV NV NV Allen, Travis (R72) 1/11 9% Ammiano, Tom (D17) 11/11 100% Atkins, Toni G. (D78) 11/11 100% Bigelow, Frank (R05) 1/11 9% NV Bloom, Richard (D50) 11/11 100% Bocanegra, Raul (D39) 10/11 91% Bonilla, Susan (D14) 9/11 82% NV Bonta, Rob (D18) 11/11 100% Bradford, Steven (D62) 9/11 82% NV NV Brown, Cheryl R. (D47) 9/11 82% NV NV Buchanan, Joan (D16) 10/11 91% NV Calderon, Ian C. (D57) 9/11 82% NV NV Campos, Nora (D27) 9/11 82% NV NV Chau, Ed (D49) 10/11 91% NV Chávez, Rocky S. (R76) 2/11 18% NV Chesbro, Wesley (D02) 11/11 100% Conway, Connie (R26) 1/11 9% Cooley, Ken (D08) 7/11 64% Dababneh, Matthew (D45) 10/11 91% NV Dahle, Brian (R01) 2/11 18% NV NV Daly, Tom (D69) 4/11 36% NV NV NV NV NV NV NV Dickinson, Roger (D07) 11/11 100% Donnelly, Tim (R33) 1/11 9% Eggman, Susan Talamantes (D13) 7/11 64% NV NV Fong, Paul (D28) 11/11 100% Fox, Steve (D36) 4/11 36% NV Frazier, Jim (D11) 7/11 64% NV NV

5 Gaines, Beth (R06) 0/11 0% Gaines, Beth (R06) 0/11 0% Garcia, Cristina (D58) 11/11 100% Gatto, Garcia, Mike Cristina (D43) (D58) 11/11 100% 11/11 100% Gatto, Mike (D43) 11/11 100% Gomez, Jimmy (D51) 11/11 100% Gomez, Jimmy (D51) 11/11 100% Gonzalez, Lorena (D80) 10/11 91% Gonzalez, Lorena (D80) 10/11 91% Gordon, Richard S. (D24) 10/11 91% NV Gordon, Richard S. (D24) 10/11 91% Gorell, Jeff (R44) 2/11 18% NV NV NV Gorell, Jeff (R44) 2/11 18% Gray, Adam (D21) 4/11 36% NV NV Gray, Adam (D21) 4/11 36% Grove, Shannon L. (R34) 1/11 9% NV NV Grove, Shannon L. (R34) 1/11 9% Hagman, Curt (R55) 2/11 18% NV Hagman, Curt (R55) 2/11 18% Hall, III, Isadore (D64) 7/11 64% NV NV NV NV Hall, III, Isadore (D64) 7/11 64% Harkey, Diane L. (R73) 1/10 10% E NV NV NV NV NV NV Harkey, Diane L. (R73) 1/10 10% Hernández, Roger (D48) 8/10 80% E NV NV NV NV Hernández, Roger (D48) 8/10 80% Holden, Chris R. (D41) 10/11 91% E NV NV Holden, Chris R. (D41) 10/11 91% Jones, Brian W. (R71) 1/11 9% NV Jones, Brian W. (R71) 1/11 9% JonesSawyer, Sr., Reginald B. (D59) 10/11 91% NV JonesSawyer, Sr., Reginald B. (D59) 10/11 91% Levine, Marc (D10) 11/11 100% NV Levine, Marc (D10) 11/11 100% Linder, Eric (R60) 2/11 18% NV NV NV Linder, Eric (R60) 2/11 18% Logue, Dan (R03) 1/11 9% NV NV NV Logue, Dan (R03) 1/11 9% Lowenthal, Bonnie (D70) 11/11 100% Lowenthal, Bonnie (D70) 11/11 100% Maienschein, Brian (R77) 3/11 27% Maienschein, Brian (R77) 3/11 27% Mansoor, Allan R. (R74) 1/11 9% NV Mansoor, Allan R. (R74) 1/11 9% Medina, Jose (D61) 8/11 73% NV Medina, Jose (D61) 8/11 73% Melendez, Melissa A. (R67) 2/11 18% NV Melendez, Melissa A. (R67) 2/11 18% Mullin, Kevin (D22) 11/11 100% Mullin, Kevin (D22) 11/11 100% Muratsuchi, Al (D66) 11/11 100% Muratsuchi, Al (D66) 11/11 100% Nazarian, Adrin (D46) 11/11 100% Nazarian, Adrin (D46) 11/11 100% Nestande, Brian (R42) 5/11 45% Nestande, Brian (R42) 5/11 45% Olsen, Kristin (R12) 0/11 0% NV NV NV Olsen, Kristin (R12) 0/11 0% Pan, Richard (D09) 10/11 91% NV NV NV Pan, Richard (D09) 10/11 91% Patterson, Jim (R23) 0/8 0% NV E NV E E Patterson, Jim (R23) 0/8 0% Perea, Henry T. (D31) 4/11 36% NV E NV E NV E Perea, Henry T. (D31) 4/11 36% Pérez, John A. (D53) 11/11 100% NV NV Pérez, John A. (D53) 11/11 100% Pérez, V. Manuel (D56) 10/10 100% E Pérez, V. Manuel (D56) 10/10 100% Quirk, Bill (D20) 9/11 82% E NV NV Quirk, Bill (D20) 9/11 82% QuirkSilva, Sharon (D65) 4/11 36% NV NV NV NV NV QuirkSilva, Sharon (D65) 4/11 36% Rendon, Anthony (D63) 11/11 100% NV NV NV Rendon, Anthony (D63) 11/11 100% RidleyThomas, Sebastian (D54) 8/11 73% NV RidleyThomas, Sebastian (D54) 8/11 73% Rodriguez, Freddie (D52) 9/11 82% NV NV NV Rodriguez, Freddie (D52) 9/11 82% Salas, Jr., Rudy (D32) 5/11 45% NV NV Salas, Jr., Rudy (D32) 5/11 45% Skinner, Nancy (D15) 11/11 100% NV Skinner, Nancy (D15) 11/11 100% Stone, Mark (D29) 10/11 91% Stone, Mark (D29) 10/11 91% Ting, Philip Y. (D19) 11/11 100% Ting, Philip Y. (D19) 11/11 100% Wagner, Donald P. (R68) 1/11 9% Wagner, Donald P. (R68) 1/11 9% Waldron, Marie (R75) 2/11 18% NV Waldron, Marie (R75) 2/11 18% Weber, Shirley N. (D79) 9/11 82% NV NV NV Weber, Shirley N. (D79) 9/11 82% Wieckowski, Bob (D25) 11/11 100% NV NV Wieckowski, Bob (D25) 11/11 100% Wilk, Scott (R38) 2/11 18% Wilk, Scott (R38) 2/11 18% Williams, Das (D37) 11/11 100% Williams, Das (D37) 11/11 100% Yamada, Mariko (D04) 11/11 100% TING: y have different rules for voting on bills. In the Senate, a member must be present at the time that a vote for a bill is present for any reason, including a committee hearing, and the roll is closed, they can no longer record a vote if an Assemblymember is not present and misses a vote during the daily session, they have the opportunity at to vote on any bill they didn t vote on or even change their vote on a bill from earlier in the day. Because of the s may have missed floor votes that may have improved their score on our scorecard had they been present at NOTE: AD40 was left vacant when Assemblymember Mike Morrell was elected to the State Senate in March in a special election. ted. We recognize the difference in voting rules between the houses but we are unable to reconcile the differ

6 r would have voted if they had been present at the time of the vote for purposes of our scorecard. All Measures Were Supported by Sierra All Measures Were Supported by Sierra Score Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Score Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill AB All 1699 Measures Were Supported AB 1739 by Sierra Club AB California 2188 SB 270 SB 605 SENATE REPORT CARD Score Bill Bill Bill AB All 1699 Measures Bill Were Supported AB Bill1739 by Sierra Bill Club AB California 2188 Bill Bill SB 270 Bill SB Bill 605 Bill SENATE REPORT CARD Score AB Bill 1699 AB Bill 1739 AB Bill 2188 SB Bill 270 SB Bill 605 SB Bill 968 SB Bill 1019 SB 1132 Bill ** SB Bill 1168 Climate SB Bill 1275 SB Bill 1371 AB 1699 AB 1739 AB 2188 SB 270 SB 605 SB 968 Solar Permits SB 1019 SB Plastic 1132 ** Bag Ban SB 1168 Flame Retardant Fracking Light Climate SB 1275 SB 1371 Duty Electric Natural Gas Leak Solar Permits Plastic Bag Ban Climate Pollutants Beach Access Pollutants Solar Flame Permits Labels Retardant Plastic Moratorium Fracking Bag Ban Light Vehicles Duty Electric Natural Abatement Gas Leak Solar Permits Plastic Bag Ban Climate Pollutants Beach Access Pollutants Labels Moratorium Vehicles Abatement Anderson, Joel (R36) 3/11 27% Correa, Lou (D34) 8/ % Anderson, Joel (R36) 3/11 27% Beall, Jim (D15) 11/11 100% Correa, Lou (D34) 8/ % Beall, Jim (D15) 11/11 100% Berryhill, Tom de (R14) 1/11 9% León, Kevin (D22) 7/ % NV Berryhill, Tom Block, Marty de (R14) 1/11 9% (D39) León, Kevin (D22) 10/11 91% 7/ % NV NV Block, Marty DeSaulnier, (D39) 10/11 91% Mark (D07) 11/ % Cannella, Anthony (R12) 3/11 27% NV DeSaulnier, Mark (D07) 11/ % Cannella, Anthony (R12) 3/11 27% Corbett, Ellen M. (D10) 11/11 100% Evans, Noreen (D02) 10/ % Corbett, Ellen M. (D10) 11/11 100% Correa, Lou (D34) 8/11 73% Evans, Noreen (D02) 10/ % Correa, Lou (D34) 8/11 73% de León, Kevin Fuller, (D22) 7/11 64% Jean (R18) 1/ % NV NV NV NV NV de León, Kevin DeSaulnier, Fuller, (D22) 7/11 64% Mark (D07) Jean (R18) 11/11 100% 1/ % NV NV NV NV NV DeSaulnier, Gaines, Mark (D07) 11/11 100% Ted (R01) 1/ % Evans, Noreen (D02) 10/11 91% NV NV Gaines, Ted (R01) 1/ % Evans, Noreen (D02) 10/11 91% Fuller, Jean (R18) 1/11 9% Galgiani, Cathleen (D05) 4/ % NV NV NV Fuller, Jean (R18) 1/11 9% NV NV Gaines, Ted (R01) 1/11 9% Galgiani, Cathleen (D05) 4/ % NV NV NV Gaines, Ted (R01) 1/11 9% Galgiani, Cathleen Hancock, (D05) 4/11 36% Loni (D09) 8/ % NV NV NV Galgiani, Cathleen Hancock, Hancock, (D05) 4/11 36% Loni (D09) Loni (D09) 8/10 80% 8/ % NV E NV NV E NV NV Hancock, Hernandez, Loni (D09) 8/10 80% Ed (D24) 9/ % NV Hernandez, Ed (D24) 9/11 82% NV E NV NV Hernandez, Hernandez, Ed (D24) Ed (D24) 9/11 82% Hill, Jerry (D13) 10/11 91% NV 9/ % NV NV Hill, Jerry (D13) 10/ % Hill, Jerry (D13) 10/11 91% Hueso, Ben (D40) 10/11 91% NV Hill, Jerry (D13) 10/ % Hueso, Ben (D40) 10/11 91% Huff, Bob (R29) 0/11 0% Hueso, Ben (D40) 10/ % NV Huff, Bob (R29) 0/11 0% Jackson, HannahBeth Hueso, Ben (D19) (D40) 11/11 100% 10/ % Jackson, HannahBeth (D19) 11/11 100% Huff, Bob (R29) 0/11 0/11 Knight, Steve (R21) 0/11 0% NV Knight, Steve Huff, (R21) Bob (R29) 0/11 0% Lara, Ricardo (D33) 8/9 89% 0/11 0/11 NV E NV E Lara, Ricardo Jackson, (D33) HannahBeth 8/9 (D19) 89% 11/ % Leno, Mark (D11) 11/11 100% E NV E Jackson, HannahBeth (D19) 11/ % Leno, Mark (D11) 11/11 100% Lieu, Ted W.(D28) 11/11 100% Knight, Steve (R21) 0/11 0/11 NV Lieu, Ted W.(D28) 11/11 100% Liu, Carol (D25) 11/11 100% Knight, Steve (R21) 0/11 0/11 NV Liu, Carol (D25) 11/11 100% Mitchell, Holly Lara, (D26) Ricardo (D33) 11/11 100% 8/ % Mitchell, Holly Monning, Lara, (D26) Bill (D17) Ricardo (D33) 11/11 100% 11/11 100% 8/ % E Monning, Leno, Bill (D17) Mark (D11) 11/11 100% 11/ % Morrell, Mike (R23) 0/11 0% Leno, Mark (D11) 11/ % Morrell, Mike (R23) 0/11 0% Nielsen, Jim (R04) 0/11 0% Lieu, Ted W.(D28) 11/ % NV NV Nielsen, Jim (R04) 0/11 0% Padilla, Alex (D20) 10/11 91% Lieu, Ted W.(D28) 11/ % NV NV NV Padilla, Alex (D20) NOTE 10/11 ABOUT 91% VOTING: Pavley, Fran (D27) 11/11 100% NV Pavley, Fran (D27) A NOTE 11/11 ABOUT 100% VOTING: The Senate and Assembly have different rules for voting on bills. In the Senate, member must be present at the time vote for Roth, Richard D. (D31) 7/11 64% NV NV NV NV Roth, Richard D. (D31) The Senate 7/11 Steinberg, Darrell (D06) 11/11 and 64% 100% Assembly NVbill is called. If member is not have different present for rules for NV any reason, including voting on bills. committee In the Senate, hearing, a member NV and the roll must be present is closed, they at the time NV can no longer a vote for a record Steinberg, Darrell (D06) 11/11 100% Torres, Norma J. (D32) bill is called. 7/11 If a member 64% is not present for any reason, NV including a committee hearing, and the roll is closed, they can no longer record a Torres, Norma J. (D32) vote on 7/11 bill. In the 64% Assembly, if an Assemblymember is not present and misses vote during the daily session, they have the opportuni Vidak, Andy (R16) 1/11 9% vote on a NV bill. In the Assembly, ty at the end of the day s session if an Assemblymember to vote on is any bill they not present and didn t vote on misses a vote or even change during the their vote daily session, on bill from they have the earlier in the opportunity at the Wolk, Lois (D03) 11/11 Vidak, Andy (R16) 1/11 9% day. Because Walters, Mimi (R37) 0/8 0% E E E Walters, Mimi (R37) end 0/8 of the 0% 100% day s session of the Senate Rules, some Senators E to vote on may have any bill they missed floor E didn t vote on votes that may or even change have improved their vote their score E on a bill from on our scorecard earlier in the had they day. Because been present at the 5/11 time of 45% the vote and voted. We recognize the difference in voting rules between the houses but we are unable to reconcile the Wyland, Wolk, Lois Mark (D03) 11/11 100% (R38) of the Senate 5/11 Rules, 45% some Senators may have missed floor votes that may have improved their score on our scorecard had they been pre Wyland, Mark (R38) sent at the time of the vote and voted. We recognize the difference in voting rules between the houses but we are unable to reconcile the *Not included in the list difference are Senators Ron or Calderon, verify how Rod Wright a Senator and Leland would Yee who have were suspended voted if from they had Senate been for various present legal issues at the in early time of the vote for purposes of our scorecard. *Not included in the list are Senators Ron Calderon, Rod Wright and Leland Yee who were suspended from the Senate for various legal issues in early The California Legislative 2013 REPORT CARD : Year of Division in the Capitol It would be unlikely for anyone reading this to ever again witness a year like 2013 in the State Capitol. The year began with 39 new members of the legislature, 38 of those in the 80member Assembly. That was the largest freshman class since And Democrats began the year with a twothirds majority in both houses, something that hadn t happened in 130 years. Additionally, the freshman class represented the first group to start their career in Sacramento after winning in open primaries. The open primary system tends to favor moderates. Finally, that freshman class was the first to benefit from a new law allowing legislators to serve a full 12 years in one house. After term limits were passed in 1990, assembly members had to give up their seats after 6 years and senators were out after 8 years. The prospect of spending a full 12 years in a single office seemed to calm the sense of urgency to act that has followed other recent classes into office. So how did the environment fare amid this weird alignment of rare events? SoSo State of Environmental Legislation Bills to give the Coastal Commission, the regulatory agency responsible for enforcing the Coastal Act, modest new enforcement powers failed. Bills designed to protect public health and the environment from oil industry fracking pollution failed or got hijacked by the oil industry before passing. Bills that put millions of acres of forest land at greater risk of mismanagement and irresponsible logging passed. On the brighter side, a couple of energy bills passed that add up to new rooftop and shared solar. Bills passed that build on longtime efforts to ensure that every Californian has clean water to drink. A bill to protect bobcats from certain kinds of trapping passed, as did one to require hunters to get the lead out of their bullets. difference or verify how a Senator would have voted if they had been present at the time of the vote for purposes of our scorecard.