For the second consecutive year, Fossil Fools Bob Hertzberg and Ben Hueso blocked a deeply needed environmental bill — the measure to ban new oil & gas drilling near homes, hospitals and schools — from getting out of committee and to a vote on the floor. On behalf of the thousands of Californians who will get sick from the toxic chemicals breathed into their backyard by professional polluters, we say: For Shame.
Votes
Type | Year | Categories | Name | Description | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB91 |
Temporarily extended California’s state-wide eviction protections to all covered tenants until July 1, 2021. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB93 |
Requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB95 |
Extends supplemental paid sick leave for certain essential workers. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB73 |
Stops mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenders of drug crimes, and replaces with paths to rehabilitation, probation and treatment. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB93 |
Requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB447 |
Allows courts to award damages for a deceased person’s non-economic damages of pain, suffering, or disfigurement to the deceased person’s estate. |
Excused | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB410 |
Increases health and safety protections by exempting certain OSHA requirements from cumbersome regulatory review. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB2 |
Prohibits someone convicted of certain felonies from regaining peace officer employment based on a court vacating, withdrawing or expunging the conviction, unless the court finds them innocent of the crime. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB47 |
Significantly raises the amount of money state oil regulators can spend to clean up old, leaky wells. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB483 |
Provides resentencing hearings for anyone currently serving a sentence made up of certain (now eliminated) sentencing enhancements. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB213 |
Broadens the range of injuries for which certain hospital workers are presumed entitled to claim Workers Compensation damages to include COVID-19, PTSD, and certain other diseases. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB616 |
Enfranchises farmworkers by giving them more ways to vote in union elections. |
Excused | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB26 |
Ensures all law enforcement agencies require officers present during an excessive use-of-force incident to intervene and report the offending officer. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB838 |
Requires a city or county that receives a complaint of a substandard building or a lead hazard violation to inspect the building and document the violations. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB1550 |
Protects bargaining rights by allowing faculty to remain eligible for union representation if their positions are hierarchically reorganized. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB438 |
Guarantees permanent school employees and certificated employees the same rights in regard to layoffs. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB701 |
Requires specified employers to provide distribution center employees with written performance quotas and adverse employment action that will result from failure to meet them. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB339 |
Requires city councils and county boards of supervisors of cities of a certain size to expand digital access for public meetings. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB481 |
Requires law enforcement agencies to receive approval from their governing bodies before acquiring military equipment. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB81 |
Provides guidelines to judges on the use of sentence enhancements, which have been disproportionately applied to people of color and those suffering from mental illness. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB1395 |
Codifies California’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045. |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB357 |
Repeals “loitering for purpose of prostitution” law, which results in profiling and harassment of sex workers. |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB483 |
Provides resentencing hearings for anyone currently serving a sentence made up of certain (now eliminated) sentencing enhancements. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB62 |
Requires an hourly minimum wage for garment workers by banning piece rate pay. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB73 |
Stops mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenders of drug crimes, and replaces with paths to rehabilitation, probation and treatment. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
SB710 |
Requires a District Attorney or Attorney General to recuse themselves from decisions relating to potential criminal conduct by law enforcement if the official has a conflict of interest. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB48 |
Prohibits the use of injurious and life-threatening projectiles or chemical agents by law enforcement agencies when dispersing protests. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2021 |
|
AB1346 |
Mandates the adoption of cost-effective and technologically feasible technology to prohibit engine exhaust from certain new off-road engines. |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2020 |
|
SB37 |
Sets taxes on corporations with net income of $10M+ so that those with exorbitant CEO:employee salary ratios pay more. |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2020 |
|
SB956 |
Establishes the California Tax Expenditure Review Board as an independent advisory body. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
SB956 |
Establishes the California Tax Expenditure Review Board as an independent advisory body. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
SB1399 |
Expands protections for garment industry workers. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
SB977 |
Expands the Attorney General’s ability to prohibit certain transactions by healthcare systems that hurt consumers by limiting competition. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
SB1383 |
Forces employers to grant employee requests for up to 12 work weeks of unpaid parental leave. |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2020 |
|
AB345 |
Establishes a minimum distance between oil and gas production and schools, playgrounds, residences and hospitals. |
Oppose | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB2847 |
Strengthens gun laws by enhancing micro-stamping requirements for unsafe guns. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB2114 |
Provides a procedure for UC medical employees to challenge termination of employment. |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB1080 |
Sets goals to reduce waste from single-use packaging and products. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB3070 |
Prohibits prosecutors from striking prospective jurors from jury pools on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender and other identities. |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB3070 |
Prohibits prosecutors from striking prospective jurors from jury pools on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender and other identities. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
AB890 |
Allows nurse practitioners in California to work without physician supervision. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2020 |
|
SB145 |
Removes remnants of discriminatory anti-sodomy laws from statutory rape punishments. |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
SB72 |
Expands Election Day registration to every voting site |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
SB307 |
Overrides federal order to waive state level environmental review of Cadiz Water Project |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
SB386 |
Undermines environmental protections by incentivizing dam building and easing requirements for wind and solar energy |
No Vote | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
SCA5 |
Lowers threshold for parcel tax approval to 55% |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB343 |
Removes the Kaiser Permanente loophole in state financial disclosure laws |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB227 |
Penalizes hospitals that violate California law regarding nurse-to-patient ratios |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB336 |
Requires automated transit vehicles to maintain a trained employee on board |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB142 |
Requires employers to provide lactation rooms and reasonable break time for lactation needs |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB307 |
Overrides federal order to waive state level environmental review of Cadiz Water Project |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB25 |
Allows select development projects to skirt environmental review |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB329 |
Prohibits landlords from rejecting applicants based on Section 8 status |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB621 |
Creates environmental review loopholes and lowers requirements for affordable housing construction |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB136 |
Repeals sentencing enhancements for those with prior offenses |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB145 |
Removes remnants of discriminatory anti-sodomy laws from statutory rape punishments. |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB529 |
Grants tenants right to organize as part of a tenant association |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB29 |
Expands Medi-Cal to all residents, regardless of immigration status |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB529 |
Grants tenants right to organize as part of a tenant association |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB551 |
Mandates development of plans for decommissioning, cleanup and remediation of abandoned wells |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB616 |
Forces debt collectors to leave final $1,724 in a bank account |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
AB857 |
Allows local governments to sponsor public banks |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1366 |
Eliminates critical oversight of telecom companies |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1487 |
Creates Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, to raise and distribute affordable housing funds |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1353 |
Shortens length of probationary period for unclassified employees from 1 year to 6 months |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB749 |
Prohibits "no rehire" provisions that bar victims of mistreatment from employment with offending company |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB227 |
Penalizes hospitals that violate California law regarding nurse-to-patient ratios |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB51 |
Prohibits employers from forcing job candidates to waive legal rights in favor of forced arbitration |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB731 |
Requires same rate review practice for large-group health insurance plans as smaller ones |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB290 |
Prevents dialysis companies from steering patients from medi-cal to boost corporate profits |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB965 |
Allows people incarcerated as youth to earn time off their earliest parole date |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1482 |
Caps rent increase at 5% in 12-month period, and forces landlords to present 'just cause' before evicting |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1487 |
Creates Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, to raise and distribute affordable housing funds |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1600 |
Expedites the process to obtain police misconduct records in a criminal trial |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1215 |
Bans (for 3 yrs) biometric surveillance and facial recognition from use in police body cameras |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1507 |
Grants local districts more leeway in evaluating charter school applications |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB329 |
Prohibits landlords from rejecting applicants based on Section 8 status |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB857 |
Allows local governments to sponsor public banks |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB68 |
Permits construction of two ADUs on same property |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB136 |
Repeals sentencing enhancements for those with prior offenses |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB268 |
Offers voters more information on potentially progressive taxation measures |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
AB1066 |
Grants unemployment benefits for workers during first 3 weeks of a strike |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
ACA14 |
Forces UC system to reduce contracted services in order to increase percent of union workers on their payroll |
Oppose | |
floor_votes | 2019 |
|
SB1 |
Strengthens California environmental standards to pre-Trump federal levels |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB460 |
Reinstates net neutrality in California |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1038 |
Ensures that individuals are accountable for workplace harassment |
No Vote | |
committee_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1186 |
Requires public debate prior to law enforcement’s acquisition of surveillance technology |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1400 |
Lowers the minimum age for voter preregistration to 15 |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB844 |
Funds the Water Resources Control Board to ensure public access to clean water |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB845 |
Funds the Water Resources Control Board to ensure public access to clean water |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB818 |
Protects homeowners from avoidable foreclosures |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1393 |
Restores the court’s ability to decrease sentence enhancements for prior convictions |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1021 |
Caps co-pays for prescription drug costs |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1100 |
Raises the minimum age to purchase a long-gun to 21 years old |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1392 |
Repeals California’s one-year sentencing enhancements for prior jail terms |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1038 |
Ensures that individuals are accountable for workplace harassment |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1121 |
Protects consumers’ medical data from cybersecurity breaches |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1421 |
Provides public access to records regarding police misconduct |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB822 |
Reinstates net neutrality in California |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB834 |
Ends the transport of oil from offshore drilling facilities to the state |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB974 |
Extends Medi-Cal benefits to low-income adults regardless of immigration status |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1186 |
Requires public debate prior to law enforcement’s acquisition of surveillance technology |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1300 |
Strengthens employer obligations to prevent workplace harassment |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB1392 |
Repeals California’s one-year sentencing enhancements for prior jail terms |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2018 |
|
AB84 |
Allows corporate donors to give more money to their preferred candidates |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB186 |
Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB595 |
Expands government oversight of health plan mergers to protect consumers |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB2888 |
Expands the groups of people who can seek a firearm restraining order |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB748 |
Mandates that law enforcement publicly provide recordings of lethal force incidents |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB2447 |
Provides information to residents potentially impacted by pollution in their language |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB3131 |
Requires law enforcement to notify the public when acquiring military equipment |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
AB638 |
Requires immigration consultants to be state- or federally-authorized |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2018 |
|
SB439 |
Prevents children under 12 years old from being tried in juvenile court |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB7 |
Outlaws open carry in more public spaces |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB186 |
Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB859 |
Helps provide justice for abused senior citizens |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB890 |
Mandates all new developments undergo environmental review |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1308 |
Provides consideration of release for more young adults |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1397 |
Creates more accurate inventory of land available for housing |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1461 |
Requires meal subscription companies to meet health standards |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1505 |
Requires new housing to have more affordable units |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1668 |
Better prepares cities and towns for drought |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2017 |
|
AB1701 |
Allows workers to be paid while complaints are being handled |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB30 |
Bars CA from contracting companies that help build border wall |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB49 |
Revives federal environmental protections by enacting them as California law |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB54 |
Makes California a sanctuary state for immigrants |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB54 |
Makes California a sanctuary state for immigrants |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2017 |
|
SB63 |
Gives more working parents paid family leave |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB166 |
Requires cities to provide housing sites for all income levels |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB180 |
Reforms War on Drugs-era sentence enhancements |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB239 |
Eliminates criminalization of those with HIV |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB258 |
Requires the disclosure of ingredients in cleaning products |
Support | |
committee_votes | 2017 |
|
SB298 |
Protects seasonal workers’ savings from debt collectors |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB298 |
Protects seasonal workers’ savings from debt collectors |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB345 |
Mandates that police publicly publish their policies |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB439 |
Prevents children under 12 years old from being tried in juvenile court |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB464 |
Enhances security measures to fight gun theft |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB538 |
Reduces health care costs |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB562 |
Health care for all California residents |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB620 |
Gives more options to judges in sentencings |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB620 |
Gives more options to judges in sentencings |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB705 |
Prohibits food vendors from using styrofoam |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB790 |
Helps stop Big Pharma from paying off doctors |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
AB186 |
Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2017 |
|
SB439 |
Prevents children under 12 years old from being tried in juvenile court |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 67 |
Grants fair pay for workers on Thanksgiving |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 197 |
Forms committee to reduce local carbon emissions |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 709 |
Requires more accountability from charter schools |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 1066 |
Ensures fair overtime pay for farm workers |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 1690 |
Strengthens job security for part-time community college professors |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 1690 |
Strengthens job security for part-time community college professors |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 2466 |
Gives voting rights to low-level felons |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 2748 |
Helps those affected by environmental disasters |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 2748 |
Helps those affected by environmental disasters |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
AB 2819 |
Helps dependable renters avoid inaccurate eviction lists |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 10 |
Increases health insurance options for undocumented immigrants |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 527 |
Provides grants to help at-risk students and reduce truancy |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 654 |
Increases length of parental leave |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 899 |
Fights the "pink tax" |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 966 |
Removes additional jail time for prior drug convictions |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 966 |
Removes additional jail time for prior drug convictions |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1000 |
Demands a focus on environmental issues in poor areas |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1107 |
Allows new options for election campaign funding |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1107 |
Allows new options for election campaign funding |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1129 |
Eliminates criminal sentences for prostituted minors |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1150 |
Protects people from foreclosure after death of a family member |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1150 |
Protects people from foreclosure after death of a family member |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1150 |
Protects people from foreclosure after death of a family member |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1150 |
Protects people from foreclosure after death of a family member |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1166 |
Increases length of parental leave |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1166 |
Increases length of parental leave |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1263 |
Strengthens regulations to increase clean water access |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1263 |
Strengthens regulations to increase clean water access |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1318 |
Improves water and wastewater services for poor communities |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1318 |
Improves water and wastewater services for poor communities |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2016 |
|
SB 1322 |
Decriminalizes prostitution for minors |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 359 |
Improves job security for grocery workers |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 465 |
Protects workers from being forced to give up their rights |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 1017 |
Helps secure equal pay for women |
No Vote | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 1352 |
Prevents deportation of immigrants for minor drug offenses |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 32 |
Sets climate pollution reduction target for 2030 |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 347 |
Expands list of persons prohibited from purchasing firearms |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 347 |
Expands list of persons prohibited from purchasing firearms |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 406 |
Expands Paid Family Leave Program |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 546 |
Protects employers and workers from health care cost increases |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 546 |
Protects employers and workers from health care cost increases |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 1351 |
Allows pre-trial diversion into drug treatment programs |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 3 |
Increases the minimum wage |
Support | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
AB 1351 |
Allows pre-trial diversion into drug treatment programs |
N/A | |
floor_votes | 2015 |
|
SB 7 |
Improves water conservation |
N/A |
Corporate Money
Type | Amount | |
---|---|---|
Real Estate | $123,600 | |
Oil & Gas | $65,600 | |
Cops | $50,100 | |
Health Insurance | $44,600 |
2021 Score Card Grades from Partners
Partner | Score |
---|---|
ACLU |
82
|
Equality CA |
89
|
Health Access |
100
|
Planned Parenthood |
100
|
Sierra Club |
63
|
United Domestic Workers |
100
|
United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council |
100
|
NARAL |
88
|
California Food and Farming Network |
100
|
Dream Alliance |
94
|
CA Environmental Justice Alliance |
77
|
California Environmental Voters |
69
|