State Senator Joe Simitian

Lifetime Score:

97%

Current Year Score:

87%

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Party:

Democrat

Position:

Years in Office:

Assembly: 2000-2004; Senate (SD 11): 2004-2012

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State Senator Joe Simitian's Voting Record

Bill #	Description	Issue(s)	Vote	Result	Year
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 650	Roadmap to better public transportation	Transportation	Good	Fail Vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown	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 724	Recharging our clean energy effort, part one	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	Fail Failed on Senate Floor	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 535	Compensation where it's most needed (2011)	Environmental Justice Global Warming	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee; 2-year bill	2011
SB 568	Styrofoam's short-term convenience, long-term impact	Ocean / Coastal Protection Recycling / Waste Reduction	Good	2-year To Assembly inactive file; 2-year bill	2011
SB 580	Giving parks their full due	Open Space & Parks	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Water Parks & Wildlife Committee; 2-year bill	2011
SB 582	Commuter dividends: pollution and pocketbook savings	Air Quality Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Transportation	Bad	Fail Vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown	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
AB 1405	Healthy Air Quality in All Four Corners	Air Quality Environmental Justice Global Warming	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2010
AB 1963	Limiting exposure to pesticides	Environmental Justice Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2010
AB 1998	Sacking the bag	Ocean / Coastal Protection Recycling / Waste Reduction Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Failed on the Senate floor	2010
AB 2289	All Onboard with Smog Checks	Air Quality Transportation	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2010
AB 2304	X marks the spot: Groundwater mapping	Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2010
AB 2329	The green team	Global Warming Ocean / Coastal Protection Water Quality & Supply Wildlife & Habitat Conservation	Good	Fail Failed on the Senate floor	2010
AB 234	To boom, or not to boom?	Ocean / Coastal Protection Toxics & Chemicals Transportation	Good	Fail Vetoed 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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