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December 11, 2006
Corona Chamber Holds Elected Officials Accountable to
Business Community
The 2006 Vote Record:
The 32 Potential Laws Tracked by the Corona Chamber and
How Senator Jim Battin and Assemblymember Todd Spitzer
Voted
The
Corona Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee (LAC)
unanimously voted in early 2006 to track 32 potential
laws (bills) that might impact Corona businesses. Each
month, the LAC members reviewed and discussed the merits
of all 32 bills. The mission of the LAC is to provide a
basis for the Corona Chamber to act on local, state and
federal government issues and have a good working
relationship with its elected officials thus creating a
favorable and profitable business climate. The LAC meets
monthly and consists of 15 business representatives.
“The Corona Chamber increased its efforts to represent
the interests of business with government in 2006,”
stated Bobby Spiegel, President and CEO of the Corona
Chamber. “We present this important vote record to
highlight their commitment to the business community and
to hold them accountable,” Spiegel continued.
The
Corona Chamber’s official positions on each of the 32
bills have been available online at
www.CoronaAdvocacy.biz including summaries and
explanations of why the Corona Chamber opposed and
supported each of the 32 bills. Also, Corona local
legislators State Senator Jim Battin and Assemblymember
Todd Spitzer received letters throughout 2006
communicating the Chamber’s positions on all 32 bills.
The Corona Chamber lobbied during the 2006 legislative
session for our legislators to OPPOSE 19 bills and
SUPPORT 13 bills.
“We
are responsible for tracking the issues in Sacramento
that either grow or slow down our job market,” stated
Cynthia Schneider, Chair of the Corona Chamber Board of
Directors. “We will continue to advocate in 2007 with
the same goal: to ebb the tide of votes supporting
anti-business and anti-jobs legislation,” Schneider
continued.
To
reach the “Percentage FOR pro-jobs legislation”, the
Corona Chamber tallied the number of times our
representatives voted for the Corona Chamber’s position
and divided that total by the total number of bills in
which each legislators voted.. A bill is not figured
into the vote record percentage if a legislator, for
whatever reason, did not vote on a bill or if the bill
died before the legislator had an opportunity to vote.
Summary of Votes
|
|
FOR pro-jobs legislation |
AGAINST jobs legislation |
Percentage FOR pro-jobs legislation |
 |
|
Senator
Jim Battin |
|
12
votes |
4
votes |
75% |
 |
|
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer |
|
15
votes |
4
votes |
79% |
Detailed
List of Legislation
Not
voting = Elected official did not vote.
n/a =
Bill died before Elected official had an opportunity to
vote.
AB
839 (Torrico)
Gaming. Non-profits.
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Support
AB
1101 Oropeza (D)
Air Pollution: Diesel Magnet Sources
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
1209 Yee (D)
Workers' Compensation: Microenterprise Development
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
1835 Lieber (D)
Minimum Wage Increase
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
1840 (Horton)
Health
Care List of Shame
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
1847 Leslie (R)
Taxation: Tax Credit: Access to Disabled Individuals
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2015 Lieu (D)
South Coast Air Quality Management District: Members
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2024 Benoit (R)
Personal Services Contracting: School Districts
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2209 Pavley (D)
Unemployment Compensation Benefits: Trade Disputes
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2217 Villines (R)
Employment: Working Hours
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2218 Torrico (D)
Sales and Use Tax Exemption: Manufacturing Equipment
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2276 (Pavley)
Ozone: indoor air cleaning devices
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2277 Villines (R)
Workplace Postings
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2281 Chan (D)
High Deductible Health Care Coverage
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2330 Arambula (D)
Creation of the Office of the Small Business Advocate
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Support
AB
2344 (Chu)
Underground Economy and Tax Gap Act of 2006
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2371 Levine (D)
Employment Arbitration Agreements
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2397 Calderon (D)
Metropolitan Water Districts: Service Contracts
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
AB
2492 Benoit (R)
Transportation Infrastructure Emergency
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
AB
2641 Coto (D)
Native American Human Remains
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Support
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Support
SB
1162 Cedillo (D)
Drivers License and Identification Cards
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
SB
1167 Maldonado (R)
Minimum Wage Increase
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB
1188 Florez (D)
Employment: Compensation
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB
1254 Ackerman (R)
Employee-Selected Flexible Work Schedule
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB 1274 (Dunn)
Cartwright Act: Monopolies
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB
1311 Soto (D)
Liability Waivers
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
SB
1354 Dunn (D)
Political Reform Act of 1974: Corporate Contributions
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB
1368 Perata (D)
Electricity: Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
SB
1414 Migden (D)
Fair Share Health Care Act
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
SB
1429 Morrow (R)
Punitive Damages: Product Liability
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: n/a
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: n/a
SB
1622 Escutia (D)
Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal: Eligibility
Corona Chamber Position: Oppose
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
SJR 31 Lowenthal (D)
Clean Ports
Corona Chamber Position: Support
Senator Jim Battin: Oppose
Assemblymember Todd Spitzer: Oppose
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