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Outgoing Senator

Patricia Bates

Patricia Bates has accepted oil money. Has accepted oil money
Patricia Bates is a member of the Polluter Caucus. Polluter Caucus
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2014
District: 36 (Laguna Niguel)

As of December 2022, Senator Bates is no longer in office. The new Senator for district 36 is Janet Nguyen, who was previously in the Assembly and received a 0% score for 2022.

6%
Lifetime Score
0%
2022
3%
2021
9%
2020
18%
2019
44%
2018
0%
2017
0%
2016
0%
2015
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2002
0%
2001
15%
2000
0%
1999

Patricia Bates's 2022 Environmental Votes

Legend Key

  • Pro-Environmental Action
  • Anti-Environmental Action
  • Excused Absence
  • NV
    Did Not Vote
  • Top Priority Bill
    Top Priority Bill
Bill Climate Bill Vote
Top Priority Bill AB 1279 Committing to Carbon Neutrality
Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
AB 1757 Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets
Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
AB 1778 Stopping Freeway Expansions in Environmental Justice Communities
Vote on AB 1778 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22
AB 1931 Protecting Californians from Toxic Lead Pipes
Vote on AB 1931 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/29/22 NV
AB 2026 Reducing Plastic Waste from Online Shopping
Vote on AB 2026 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/22/22 NV
AB 2133 Accelerated Climate Targets
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
AB 2201 Community Drinking Water Protection Act
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
AB 2316 Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
Top Priority Bill AB 2419 The California Justice40 Act
Vote on AB 2419 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/22/22
AB 2438 Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
AB 2550 Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/15/22
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22
Top Priority Bill SB 54 Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22 NV
Top Priority Bill SB 260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act
Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22 NV
SB 342 Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22 NV
Top Priority Bill SB 1137 Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
SB 1173 Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22
Top Priority Bill SB 1314 Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22

How We Calculated the Weighted Score

Legislator Score Weights

Extra Credit

+1%
for being a main author of an environmental bill included in the California Score
+1%
for endorsing Prop 30, the Clean Cars Clean Air initiative
-1%
for not being a main author of any environmental bill included in the California Score
-5%
for accepting oil money

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