State Senator Joe Simitian

Lifetime Score:

97%

Current Year Score:

87%

What's this mean?

Party:

Democrat

Position:

Years in Office:

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

Headlines

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Mar 8, 2012

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State Senator Joe Simitian's Voting Record

Bill #	Description	Issue(s)	Vote	Result	Year
AB 338	Recycling waste tires into rubberized asphalt	Recycling / Waste Reduction	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2005
AB 405	Protecting schoolchildren from potentially dangerous pesticides	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2005
AB 771	Full disclosure at the Coastal Commission	Ocean / Coastal Protection Good Government	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2005
SB 1	A million solar roofs	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee; 2-year bill	2005
SB 107	Speeding up renewable energy	Clean & Renewable Energy	Good	2-year Held on Assembly floor; 2-year bill	2005
SB 109	Strengthening penalties for major air quality violations	Air Quality	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2005
SB 153	Bond for clean water, neighborhood parks and coastal protection	Open Space & Parks	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee; 2-year bill	2005
SB 350	Saving the San Joaquin River	Water Quality & Supply	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee; 2-year bill	2005
SB 409	Linking water supply and local land use planning	Water Quality & Supply Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning	Good	Fail Died in Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee	2005
SB 44	Linking air quality and local land use planning	Air Quality Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning Global Warming	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2005
SB 455	Strengthening enforcement for pesticide violations	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2005
SB 484	Disclosing cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Pass Signed by the Governor	2005
SB 600	Biomonitoring for hazardous chemicals in humans	Toxics & Chemicals	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2005
SB 646	Reducing agricultural water pollution	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Died on Assembly floor	2005
SB 658	Reducing coastal water pollution from vehicles	Ocean / Coastal Protection Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2005
SB 757	Promoting alternative fuels and reducing petroleum dependence	Clean & Renewable Energy Oil & Gas Transportation	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Transportation Committee; 2-year bill	2005
SB 760	Reducing air pollution at ports	Air Quality	Good	Fail Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee	2005
SB 820	Tracking groundwater use	Water Quality & Supply	Good	Fail Vetoed by the Governor	2005
SB 999	Reforming the San Joaquin Valley’s air district	Air Quality Good Government	Good	2-year Held in Assembly Inactive File; 2-year bill	2005

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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