December 15, 2010

2010 Vote Records: Holding Elected Officials Accountable

Corona-area State Legislators; Senator Bill Emmerson and Assembly Member Jeff Miller Work Hard To Create Jobs

The Greater Corona Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Legislative Action Committee worked diligently in 2010, partnering with state legislators on the 29 most important legislative proposals with potential impact our local economy.

“The regional economy depends upon our state government to support proposals that stimulate business growth, and Corona-area legislators Senator Bill Emmerson and Assembly Member Jeff Miller are two leaders who understand the importance of job-creating proposals. Our successes during 2010 are a reflection of their commitment to improving our local economy,” stated, Kerry Pendergast Chairman of the Greater Corona Valley Chamber’s Board of Directors.

“This is the fifth vote record published since creating the Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee in 2006. Our yearly vote records demonstrate our ability to hold our elected officials accountable to what is important to Corona’s business community,” stated Cynthia Schneider, Chair of the Greater Corona Valley Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee. “I too want to thank Senator Emmerson and Assembly Member Miller for their hard work and our collaborative relationship,” continued Schneider.

“Once again, the Chamber took the lead in 2010 to educate both legislators on the local business community’s point of view,” stated Bobby Spiegel, President/CEO of the Greater Corona Valley Chamber. “We are very fortunate to have two job-creating leaders who represent us in Sacramento,” Spiegel continued.

The Greater Corona Valley Chamber lobbied during this year’s legislative session for our legislators to OPPOSE 16 legislative proposals and SUPPORT 13. The Greater Corona Chamber’s positions on each of the 29 legislative proposals are available for viewing online at www.CoronaAdvocacy.biz including summaries and explanations of most proposals, as well as the reasons why the Greater Corona Valley Chamber of Commerce opposed and supported each of proposals.

To reach the “Percentage FOR pro-jobs legislation,” the Chamber tallied the number of times our legislators voted with the Chamber’s position on each proposal and divided that total by the total number of proposals in which each legislator voted. A legislative proposal is not figured into the vote record percentage if a legislator, for whatever reason, did not vote or if the proposal failed before the legislator had an opportunity to vote. The Governor’s final decision on whether or not the legislative proposal becomes law is also included.

Log on to: www.CoronaAdvocacy.biz for more information on issues impacting our regional business community.

Summary of Votes
 

 
2010 Vote Record – In Depth

Not voting = Elected official did not vote.
N/A = Potential new law died before elected official had an opportunity to vote or in the case of the Governor the potential new law did not reach his desk.

*State Senator Bill Emmerson was elected in the June 8, 2010 special election and sworn into office the next day. He was previously the California State Assemblyman representing a district outside of Corona. He was eligible to only vote on a few bills for the remainder of the 2010 legislative session.

AB 212 Saldana (D) Energy: Building Standards: Zero Net Energy Buildings
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 482 Mendoza (D) Employment: Credit Reports
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 656 Torrico (D) Higher Education Corporation: Oil and Gas Severance Tax
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 898 Lieu (D) Documents: Notaries Public: Solicitations
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 1594 Huber (D) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Peripheral Canal
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 1778 Lieu (D) State Agency Promotions: Commercials
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 1805 Calderon C (D) Environment: California Environmental Quality Act
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 1846 Perez V (D) Environment: Expedited Environmental Review
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson YES
Assembly Member Jeff Miller YES
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

AB 1881 Monning (D) Recovery of Wages: Liquidated Damages
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 1998 Brownley (D) Solid Waste: Single Use Carryout Bags
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 2098 Miller (R) Riverside County Transportation Commission: Contracts
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson YES
Assembly Member Jeff Miller YES
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

AB 2138 Chesbro (D) Product Management: Single-use Recyclable Packaging
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 2187 Arambula (I) Employment: Payment of Wages
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 2283 Miller (R) Disposition of Human Remains: Alkaline Hydrolysis
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson YES
Assembly Member Jeff Miller YES
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 2492 Ammiano (D) Property Taxation: Change in Ownership
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 28 Nestande (R) State Budget: Certification
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 30 Jeffries (R) Lieutenant Governor: Elimination of Office
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 31 Jeffries (R) Floor Sessions: Appropriate Hours
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 657 Steinberg (D) Human Trafficking
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

SB 810 Leno (D) Single-Payer Health Care Coverage
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 885 Corbett (D) Gift Certificates: Redemption
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

SB 967 Correa (D) Public Contracts: Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NO
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

SB 974 Steinberg (D) Income and Corporations Tax: Hiring and Career Credit
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1010 Correa (D) Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1036 Cedillo (D) Tax Administration: Disclosure Information
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1335 Cox (R) Employment: Working Hours
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1474 Steinberg (D) Labor Representatives: Elections
Corona Chamber Oppose
State Senator Bill Emmerson NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jeff Miller NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

SB 5 f Hollingsworth (R) Sales and Use Tax exclusion: trade-in motor vehicle
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 66 h Cox (R) Employment: Working Hours
Corona Chamber Support
State Senator Bill Emmerson N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A