Legislator
State Senator
Anthony Portantino
(D) - California
California Senate District 25
Out of Office
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Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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| All Bills | 78 |
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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| AB68 | Land use: accessory dwelling units. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB68 Ting et al. By Nielsen | 09/13/2019 | 1 | Abstain | Quickened Ministerial approval of ADUs that meet certain building/zoning standards, remove multiple existing limitations on size and setbacks, etc, and requires local ordinances to comply with these conditions. |
| AB285 | California Transportation Plan. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB285 Friedman et al. By Allen | 09/04/2019 | 1 | Yea | The SB 391 revise updates provisions for the California Transportation P and the CTC to provide for strategies to meet the SB 32 mandate of 40% GHG reductions of 1990 levels by 2030, as well as the addition of specified equity considerations. |
| AB293 | Greenhouse gases: offset protocols. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB293 Eduardo Garcia By Allen | 07/05/2019 | 1 | Yea | This bill would require the Compliance Offsets Protocol Task Force to consider the development of recommendations for additional offset protocols, including, but not limited to, protocols for the enhanced management or conservation of agricultural and natural lands, and for the enhancement and restoration of wetlands. |
| AB430 | Housing development: Camp Fire Housing Assistance Act of 2019. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB430 Gallagher et al. By Nielsen | 09/03/2019 | -1 | Yea | This bill would create a statutory exemption for any “project for the development of new housing within the territorial boundaries or the sphere of influence of any of the following:(A) The City of Biggs. (B) The City of Chico. (C) The City of Gridley. (D) The City of Orland. (E) The City of Oroville |
| AB508 | Drinking water: consolidation and extension of service: domestic wells. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB508 Chu By Hertzberg | 09/03/2019 | 1 | Yea | If there is a water system or well that consistently fails to provide safe water for a disadvantaged community, the State Water Resources Control Board would have authority to order consolidation of water systems and for extension of safe services (after conducting an investigation, collecting public comments, and obtaining consent from any domestic well owner included). |
| AB600 | Local government: organization: disadvantaged unincorporated communities. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB600 Chu By McGuire | 09/11/2019 | 1 | Yea | Each city/county/district is required to develop a plan on how to improve water, wastewater, and storm-water services for areas lacking adequate service, in coordination with their respective LAFCO. The LAFCO is authorized to reorganize the districts (by merging, forming or dissolving) in order to achieve these goals, and annexations and sphere of influence expansion are limited until such plans are in place. |
| AB782 | California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public agencies: land transfers. | Consent Calendar AB782 | 07/01/2019 | 1 | Yea | The bill would add a section establishing a statutory exemption for acquisition, sale, or other transfer by a public agency for the purposes of conservation of natural/historic resources. The exemption extends to the granting/acceptance of funding by a public agency for this purpose. This section applies if the public agency conditions the funding or the acquisition, sale, or other transfer of the property on compliance with CEQA before making any physical change to the transferred property. |
| AB933 | Ecosystem resilience: watershed protection: watershed coordinators. | Placed on suspense file | 08/12/2019 | 1 | Yea | |
| AB1350 | Retroactive grant of high school diplomas: COVID-19 crisis. | Consent Calendar AB1350 | 08/28/2020 | 1 | Yea | Will use money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to create the Youth Transit Pass Pilot Program. The program will provide free transit passes to students under 25. The Department of Transportation would create an application process by which to award the passes. The program will continue for 5 years and upon completion, the Department would report the result to Legislature. |
| AB1482 | Tenant Protection Act of 2019: tenancy: rent caps. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1482 Chiu et al. By Atkins | 09/10/2019 | 1 | Yea | Landlords may not increase rent more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living. Landlords may not terminate the lease to avoid this rent cap (the landlord must have "just cause" for eviction, as would be provided in AB1481). Applies to all rent increases made after March 15th, 2019. |
| AB1788 | Pesticides: use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1788 Bloom et al. By Allen | 08/31/2020 | 1 | Yea | Prohibits the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) in California and first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (FGARs) on state-owned property. SGARs are highly potent rodenticides which bioaccumulate in the food chain and have contaminated many of California's predator species such as mountain lions and Cooper's hawks. There are currently exemptions for agriculture in warehouses, factories, and breweries/wineries and for any public health concerns. |
| SB1 | California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019. | Unfinished Business SB1 Atkins | 09/14/2019 | 1 | Yea | Previously SB 49: incorporating parts of the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and worker protections into CA law. |
| SB19 | Water resources: stream gages. | Unfinished Business SB19 Dodd et al. Concurrence | 09/06/2019 | 1 | Yea | Department of Water Resources will develop a plan to deploy and use stream gages across the state in order to collect more hydrological information. The department (working with other agencies) would then come up with a plan on how to address gaps in information needed for water management and the conservation of freshwater species. |
| SB25 | California Environmental Quality Act: projects funded by qualified opportunity zone funds or other public funds. | Senate 3rd Reading SB25 Caballero et al | 05/23/2019 | -1 | Yea | Amended. Would establish a severe expedited judicial review of the environmental review of projects in federally designated "opportunity Zones." Adds limits on injunctive relief, plus and a new 10-day notice of intent to sue provision in (f)(1). |
| SB45 | Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020. | Senate 3rd Reading SB45 Allen et al. Urgency Clause | 01/29/2020 | 1 | Yea | Climate resilience bond proposal |
| SB200 | Drinking water. | Unfinished Business SB200 Monning et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence | 07/08/2019 | 1 | Yea | This bill would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund in the State Treasury, and methods for its appropriation and distribution. |
| SB204 | State Water Project: contracts. | Date | 05/23/2019 | 1 | Yea | The Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Joint Powers Authority must submit information on any WaterFix contact over 5M to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The Department of Water Resources must give notice before holding any public sessions on WaterFix or before amending any long-term water contract. |
| SB205 | Business licenses: stormwater discharge compliance. | Unfinished Business SB205 Hertzberg Concurrence | 09/11/2019 | 1 | Yea | Requires businesses to provide information regarding storm water discharge compliance. Permits a city or county to develop a provisional license procedure for business license renewals that provides businesses 3 months to comply with these provisions and require the city or county to confirm that the information submitted to demonstrate compliance is valid and corresponds to the business requesting the initial business license or renewal, and to transfer that information to the SWRCB. |
| SB307 | Water conveyance: use of facility with unused capacity. | Senate 3rd Reading SB307 Roth et al | 05/21/2019 | 1 | Yea | This bill would prohibit a transferor of water from using a water conveyance facility that has unused capacity to transfer water from a groundwater basin underlying desert lands that is in the vicinity of specified federal lands or state lands to outside of the groundwater basin unless the State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife find that the transfer of the water will not adversely affect the natural or cultural resources of those federal and state lands. |
| SB330 | Housing Crisis Act of 2019. | Unfinished Business SB330 Skinner Concurrence | 09/06/2019 | 1 | Yea | This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a county or city from enacting an amendment to a general plan or adopting/amending any zoning ordinance that would have the effect of changing the zoning classification of a parcel(s) of property to less intensive use or reducing the intensity of land use. |
| SB526 | Regional transportation plans: greenhouse gas emissions: State Mobility Action Plan for Healthy Communities. | Placed on suspense file | 05/16/2019 | 1 | Yea | SB 150 (2017) response: enacts recommendations from the Air Resources board (SB 150) report on the progress of SB 375 (2008) require Sustainable Communities Strategies, including the creation of an inter-agency Mobility Action Plan for Healthy Communities to meet California climate and equity goals, and for the Ca Transportation Commission to prioritize funding of VMT reducing projects for jurisdictions that are not on target for meeting their VMT/GHG reduction goals. |
| SB621 | California Environmental Quality Act: expedited judicial review: affordable housing projects: reports. | Senate 3rd Reading SB621 Glazer et al | 05/23/2019 | -1 | Yea | 270 days CEQA expedited judicial review and limits on injunctive relief for affordable housing projects |
| SB669 | Water quality: Safe Drinking Water Fund. | Placed on suspense file | 05/13/2019 | -1 | Yea | An alternative proposal for a Safe Drinking Water Fund, with an unreliable funding source that would cover many communities in need. |
| SB742 | Intercity passenger rail services: motor carrier transportation of passengers. | Unfinished Business SB742 Allen et al. Concurrence | 09/11/2019 | 1 | Yea | Would amend Section 14035.55 provisions to enable the Joint Power Authorities (San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, and LOSSAN) to pick up and drop off passengers on their Amtrak intercity thruway bus routes without requiring them to have a train ticket as part of their trip. |
| SB772 | Long duration bulk energy storage: procurement. | Senate 3rd Reading SB772 Bradford et al. Reconsider | 05/29/2019 | -1 | Yea | Requires an Independent System Operator (ISO) to go through a competitive solicitation process if they wish to acquire a long duration energy storage project. Would directly promote the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project which was found to threaten the Joshua Tree National Park by pumping groundwater out of the park. |
Rated Sponored Bills
| Bill | Bill Name | Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB1 | California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019. | 1 | Previously SB 49: incorporating parts of the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and worker protections into CA law. |
| SB45 | Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020. | 1 | Climate resilience bond proposal |
| SB307 | Water conveyance: use of facility with unused capacity. | 1 | This bill would prohibit a transferor of water from using a water conveyance facility that has unused capacity to transfer water from a groundwater basin underlying desert lands that is in the vicinity of specified federal lands or state lands to outside of the groundwater basin unless the State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife find that the transfer of the water will not adversely affect the natural or cultural resources of those federal and state lands. |