State Senator Edward P. Hernandez

 
Lifetime Score: 
82%
Current Year Score: 
85%
Party:  
Democrat
Position:  
Senate
District Number: 
22
Years in Office:  
Assembly: (AD 57) 2006-2010; Senate: (SD 24) 2010-2014; (SD 22) 2014-present

State Senator Edward P. Hernandez's Voting Record

Bill # Description Issue(s) Vote Result Year
SB 448 Preventing oil companies’ market manipulation Transportation
Bad
Bad
2-year
Vetoed by Gov. Brown
2013
SB 461 Coastal oil revenue Ocean / Coastal Protection
Good
Good
2-year
Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee
2013
SB 52 Disclose Act for clean and fair elections Good Government
Good
Good
2-year
Held by author
2013
SB 665 Holding oil companies accountable for drilling damage
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2013
SB 691 Holding polluters accountable for air quality violations Air Quality
Not Voting
Not Voting
2-year
Held by author
2013
SB 750 Incentivizing water conservation Water Quality & Supply
Good
Good
2-year
Failed in Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife Committee
2013
AB 1073 Solar done wrong
Bad
Bad
Pass
Signed into law by Gov. Brown (bad bill)
2012
AB 1436 Election day voter registration Good Government
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
AB 1478 Keeping state parks open
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
AB 1532 The right way to invest cap and trade revenues Global Warming
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
AB 1990 Solar for all
Bad
Bad
Fail
Failed Senate Floor
2012
AB 2402 Getting wildlife back in the game, Part 1 Wildlife & Habitat Conservation
Bad
Bad
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
AB 685 Safe water is a human right Environmental Justice
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
AB 845 Dumping on thy neighbor
Bad
Bad
Pass
Signed into law by Gov. Brown (bad bill)
2012
SB 1054 Tell your neighbor if you're fracking
Not Voting
Not Voting
Fail
Failed Senate Floor
2012
SB 1066 Mitigating costs for the coast from climate change
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
SB 1148 Getting wildlife back in the game, Part 2 Wildlife & Habitat Conservation
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
SB 1156 New options for transit-oriented development
Good
Good
Fail
Vetoed by Gov. Brown
2012
SB 1455 Fueling alternative fuels Clean & Renewable Energy
Good
Good
Fail
Failed Senate floor concurrence
2012
SB 535 Compensation where it's most needed (2012)
Good
Good
Pass
Signed by Gov. Brown
2012
 
 
 

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