State Senator Jim Beall

Lifetime Score:

97%

Current Year Score:

92%

What's this mean?

Party:

Democrat

Position:

Senate

District Number:

Years in Office:

Assembly (AD 24): 2006-2012; Senate (SD 15): 2012-present

Website:

http://sd15.senate.ca.gov/

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Jun 16, 2016

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May 12, 2016

More Oil Spreads Across the State

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State Senator Jim Beall's Voting Record

Bill #	Description	Issue(s)	Vote	Result	Year
SB 568	Short-term convenience, long-term pollution	Ocean / Coastal Protection Recycling / Waste Reduction	Good	Fail Failed Assembly floor	2012
SB 594	Removing obstacles; empowering renewable energy customers	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed by Gov. Brown	2012
AB 1112	An ounce of prevention	Ocean / Coastal Protection Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 1150	Helping those who help themselves	Clean & Renewable Energy Green Jobs	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 1178	Dumping on thy neighbor	Good Government Recycling / Waste Reduction	Bad	2-year Bad bill; held in Senate Environmental Quality Committee	2011
AB 1319	Big step in baby health	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 341	Waste not, want not	Recycling / Waste Reduction	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 359	The well will soon be dry	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 376	Cutting off the market for a cruel practice	Ocean / Coastal Protection Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 591	Don't frack with our water	Clean & Renewable Energy Oil & Gas Toxics & Chemicals Water Quality & Supply	Good	2-year Held in Senate Appropriations Committee; 2-year bill	2011
AB 650	Roadmap to better public transportation	Transportation	Good	Fail Vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 685	What could be wrong with a right to safe water?	Environmental Justice Water Quality & Supply	Good	2-year Held in Senate Appropriations Committee; 2-year bill	2011
AB 710	Pushing the parking envelope	Transportation Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning	Good	2-year To Senate inactive file; 2-year bill	2011
AB x 14	Keeping one pace ahead of Freddie and Fannie	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
SB 244	Not all water is created equal	Environmental Justice Water Quality & Supply	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
SB 454	Expending a little more energy to save it	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
SB 582	Commuter dividends: pollution and pocketbook savings	Air Quality Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Transportation	Excused	Fail Vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
SB 870	Recharging our clean energy effort, part two	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	2-year Held in Assembly concurrence	2011
SB x 2	33% renewables by 2020	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Pass Signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown	2011
AB 1343	Painting the roses green	Recycling / Waste Reduction Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2010

For Assembly and Senate:

Pro-Environmental Action (a Yes vote on a good bill or No/Not voting on a bad bill)
Anti-Environmental Action (a No vote on a good bill or a Yes vote on a bad bill)
Not Voting (did not cast a vote on a good bill, counted negatively)
Excused (for health or family reasons)

For Governor:

Pro-Environmental Action (Signed a good bill or vetoed a bad bill)
Anti-Environmental Action (Vetoed a good bill or signed a bad bill)
Bill did not reach the Governor's desk

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