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November 30, 2009
Corona Chamber of Commerce Holds State Representatives
Accountable
2009 Vote Record: “A” Grade For A Job Well Done. State
Representatives Voted with the Corona Chamber At Least
90% of the time.
The Corona
Chamber of Commerce is pleased to report that its
advocacy agenda in 2009, which involved analyzing,
directly supporting, and tracking 25 proposed laws with
provisions pertinent to our business community, enjoyed
remarkable success.
“Corona State Legislators – Senator John J. Benoit and
Assembly Member Jeff Miller – continued the work of
former legislators that served our area,” stated, Linda
Pearson Chair of the Corona Chamber’s Board of
Directors. “As always, it was the Chamber’s
responsibility to take the lead in 2009 to work with
both of our leaders and to inform them of our local
business community’s point of view on important issues.
Again, Corona businesses were well represented in
Sacramento on critical legislative issues impacting our
members,” Pearson continued.
“This is our fourth vote record published since creating
the LAC Committee in 2006. We continue to hold our
elected officials accountable to members of our business
community,” stated Cynthia Schneider, Chair of the
Corona Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee. “We will
continue our efforts next year when the Legislature
reconvenes in January 2010,” continued Schneider.
The Corona Chamber lobbied during this year’s
legislative session for our legislators to OPPOSE 12
legislative proposals and SUPPORT 13. The Corona
Chamber’s positions on each of the 25 legislative
proposals are available online at www.CoronaChamber.org
including summaries and explanations of most proposals,
as well as the reasons why the Corona Chamber of
Commerce opposed and supported each of proposals.
To reach the “Percentage FOR pro-jobs legislation,” the
Corona 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.
Summary of Votes
|
|
FOR
Pro-jobs legislation |
AGAINST Pro- jobs legislation |
Percentage FOR Pro-jobs legislation |
|
State Senator John J. Benoit |
10 |
0 |
100% |
|
Assembly Member Jeff Miller |
9 |
1 |
90% |
|
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger |
8 |
1 |
88% |
2009 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.
AB
28 Jeffries (R) Natural Gas Engines: Water Movement:
Emissions
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
31 Price (D) Public Contracts: Small Business
Procurement Act
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Support
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Support
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
AB
68 Brownley (D) Solid Waste: Single-Use Carryout Bags
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
87 Davis (D) Single Use Carryout Bags
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
89 Torlakson (D) Taxation: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Products
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
178 Skinner (D) Sales and Use Taxes
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
283 Chesbro (D) Solid Waste: Extended Producer
Responsibility Program
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
474 Blumenfield (D) Water Efficiency Improvements
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Support
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
AB
793 Jones (D) Employment: Discrimination
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit Oppose
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED
AB
943 Mendoza (D) Employment: Credit Reports
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit Oppose
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED
AB
1107 Blakeslee (R) Environmental Protection Agency:
Rules: Analysis
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
AB
1329 Brownley (D) Waste Management
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
ACA 8 Jeffries (R) Meetings of the Legislature
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
39 Benoit (R) Personal Liability Immunity: Disaster
Service Workers
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Not Voting
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Support
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
SB
104 Oropeza (D) Global Warming Solutions Act: Nitrogen
Trifluoride
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit Oppose
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
SB
125 Benoit (R) Undocumented Criminal Aliens: Costs:
Collecting Data
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Support
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
187 Benoit (R) Employment: Working Hour
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
287 Calderon R (D) Meal Periods
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
356 Wright (D) Regulations: Small Businesses
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
600 Padilla (D) Cigarette and Tobacco Products Taxes
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit N/A
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
603 Padilla (D) Retail Cigarette and Tobacco Sales:
Licenses
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit Oppose
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
696 Wright (D) South Coast Air Quality Management
District: CEQA*
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Not Voting
Assembly Member Jeff Miller N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A
SB
789 Steinberg (D) Labor Representatives: Elections
Corona Chamber Oppose
State
Senator John J. Benoit Oppose
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Oppose
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED
SB 827 Wright (D) South
Coast Air Quality Management District: CEQA
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Support
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Support
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
AB
X3 20 Bass (D) Federal transportation economic stimulus
funds.
Corona Chamber Support
State
Senator John J. Benoit Support
Assembly Member Jeff Miller Support
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED
*Original bill language supported. The original bill
language was transferred to SB 827 on 09/04/2009.
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