Senator

Josh Newman (D)

2023 Score 76%
Josh Newman has not accepted oil money. No oil money
District: 29 (Fullerton)
https://sd29.senate.ca.gov/

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70%
Lifetime Score
76%
2023
46%
2022
77%
2021
81%
2017

Josh Newman's 2023 Environmental Votes

Bill Vote
AB 3 (California Offshore Wind Energy & Jobs Act)
Vote on AB 3 – Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee - 6/20/23  Yes
Vote on AB 3 – Senate Floor - 9/13/23  Yes
AB 126 (Clean Transportation Program Modernization)
Vote on AB 126 – Senate Budget and Fiscal Review - 9/13/23  Yes
Vote on AB 126 – Senate Floor - 9/14/23  Yes
Vote on SB 84 – Senate Transportation Committee - 4/11/23  No
AB 249 (School Lead Testing & Mitigation)
Vote on AB 249 – Senate Education Committee - 7/12/23  Yes
Vote on AB 249 – Senate Floor - 9/11/23  Yes
AB 421 (Referendum Reform)
Vote on AB 421 – Senate Elections and Constituontinal Amendments Committee - 7/05/23  Yes
Vote on AB 421 – Senate Floor - 9/05/23  Yes
AB 593 (Pathway to Clean Energy Buildings)
Vote on AB 593 – Senate Energy, Utilites and Communications Committee - 7/10/23  Yes
AB 631 (Community Safety and Protection Act)
Vote on AB 631 – Senate Floor - 9/12/23  Yes
AB 985 (Central Valley Air Pollution Credit Reform)
Vote on AB 985 – Senate Floor - 9/12/23  Yes
AB 1167 (Orphan Well Prevention Act)
Vote on AB 1167 – Senate Floor - 9/13/23  Abstain
AB 1248 (Local Independent Redistricting)
Vote on AB 1248 – Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee - 7/05/23  Yes
Vote on AB 1248 – Senate Floor - 9/12/23  Yes
SB 252 (California Fossil Fuel Divestment Act) Top Priority Bill
Vote on SB 252 – Senate Floor - 5/25/23  Abstain
SB 253 (Climate Corporate Leadership and Accountability Act) Top Priority Bill
Vote on SB 253 – Senate Floor - 5/30/23  Abstain
Vote on SB 253 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/12/23  Abstain
SB 261 (Climate Financial Risk Disclosure) Top Priority Bill
Vote on SB 261 – Senate Floor - 5/30/23  Yes
Vote on SB 261 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/13/23  Yes
SB 389 (Surface Water Rights Verification)
Vote on SB 389 – Senate Floor - 5/30/23  Yes
Vote on SB 389 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/12/23  Yes
Top Priority Bill designates top priority bill

How We Calculated the Weighted Score

100% environmental votes/authorship

Extra Credit:

+1%
for being a main author of an environmental bill included in the California Score
-1%
for not being a main author of any environmental bill included in the California Score
-5%
for accepting oil money

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