Outgoing Senator

Patricia Bates (R)

2023 Score 0%

Accepted oil money

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

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

As of December 2023, this legislator is no longer in office.

Patricia Bates's 2023 Environmental Votes

Bill	Vote
AB 1279 (Committing to Carbon Neutrality)
Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	No
AB 1757 (Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets)
Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	No
AB 1778 (Stopping Freeway Expansions in Environmental Justice Communities)
Vote on AB 1778 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22	No
AB 1931 (Protecting Californians from Toxic Lead Pipes)
Vote on AB 1931 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/29/22	Abstain
AB 2026 (Reducing Plastic Waste from Online Shopping)
Vote on AB 2026 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/22/22	Abstain
AB 2133 (Accelerated Climate Targets)
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	No
AB 2201 (Community Drinking Water Protection Act)
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	No
AB 2316 (Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians)
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	No
AB 2419 (The California Justice40 Act)
Vote on AB 2419 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/22/22	No
AB 2438 (Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals)
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22	No
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	No
AB 2550 (Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley)
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee - 6/15/22	No
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22	No
SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Reduction Act)
Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22	Abstain
SB 260 (Climate Corporate Accountability Act)
Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22	Abstain
SB 342 (Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board)
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22	Abstain
SB 1137 (Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling)
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	No
SB 1173 (Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry)
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	No
SB 1314 (Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing)
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	No
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