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December 15, 2010
Garden Grove Chamber Releases Annual Vote Record Holding Elected Officials Accountable
 

The Chamber releases vote record on how state elected officials voted with business in Garden Grove.

The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce focused its efforts in 2010 on 30 potential state laws that might impact our regional business community. The Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee (GAC) met monthly to discuss and work together to support or oppose potential laws and communicated each position with our local legislators.

“It is our responsibility to determine the issues that will impact our local economy and then hold our legislators accountable to how they vote by communicating their position with the Chamber’s membership,” stated Dr. Les Malo, Chair of the Garden Grove Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee. “We will build on this year’s vote record by continuing to track and review legislation in next year’s 2011 legislative session. This is an exciting time for the Chamber as we seek out support from our legislators on pro-business proposals in order to move the business community forward in 2011 and beyond,” continued Malo.

The Chambers lobbied during the 2010 legislative session for area legislators to OPPOSE 19 potential laws that would negatively impacted business and to SUPPORT 11 bills that would have helped the business community in a variety of ways.

The eALERTs proactively call on the chamber’s membership for their input on important business related legislative proposals. The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce is only one of the handful of chambers statewide that release their own vote record on how local legislators vote with the chamber.

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.

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.

AB 89 Torlakson (D) Taxation: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 109 Feuer (D) Outdoor Advertising
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 141 Tran (R) Employment: Working Hours
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 482 Mendoza (D) Employment: Credit Reports
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 793 Jones (D) Employment: Discrimination
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 898 Lieu (D) Documents: Notaries Public: Solicitations
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa YES
State Senator Tom Harman YES
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 943 Mendoza (D) Employment: Credit Reports
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 1019 Beall (D) Alcohol-Related Services Program
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 1594 Huber (D) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Peripheral Canal
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 1846 Perez V (D) Environment: Expedited Environmental Review
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa YES
State Senator Tom Harman YES
Assembly Member Jim Silva YES
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran YES
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

AB 1881 Monning (D) Recovery of Wages: Liquidated Damages
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 1998 Brownley (D) Solid Waste: Single Use Carryout Bags
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman YES
Assembly Member Jim Silva NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 2138 Chesbro (D) Product Management: Single-use Recyclable Packaging
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

AB 2187 Arambula (I) Employment: Payment of Wages
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

AB 2492 Ammiano (D) Property Taxation: Change in Ownership
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio NOT VOTING
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 8 Jeffries (R) Meetings of the Legislature
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 30 Jeffries (R) Lieutenant Governor: Elimination of Office
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

ACA 31 Jeffries (R) Floor Sessions: Appropriate Hours
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 187 Benoit (R) Employment: Working Hours
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 518 Lowenthal A (D) Vehicles: Parking Services and Fees*
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 600 Padilla (D) Cigarette and Tobacco Products Taxes
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 657 Steinberg (D) Human Trafficking
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa YES
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NOT VOTING
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

SB 810 Leno (D) Single-Payer Health Care Coverage
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 967 Correa (D) Public Contracts: Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa YES
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva YES
Assembly Member Jose Solorio NO
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

SB 1010 Correa (D) Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1304 DeSaulnier (D) Employment: Leave and Benefits
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa NO
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NOT VOTING
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger SIGNED

SB 1335 Cox (R) Employment: Working Hours
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 1474 Steinberg (D) Labor Representatives: Elections
Garden Grove Chamber Position Oppose
State Senator Lou Correa YES
State Senator Tom Harman NO
Assembly Member Jim Silva NO
Assembly Member Jose Solorio YES
Assembly Member Van Tran NO
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger VETOED

SB 5 f Hollingsworth (R) Sales and Use Tax exclusion: trade-in motor vehicle
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

SB 66 h Cox (R) Employment: Working Hours
Garden Grove Chamber Position Support
State Senator Lou Correa N/A
State Senator Tom Harman N/A
Assembly Member Jim Silva N/A
Assembly Member Jose Solorio N/A
Assembly Member Van Tran N/A
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger N/A

*The original language in SB 518 was entirely gutted and amended. The Chamber did not take a position on the new bill language and therefore no longer tracked the original bill through the legislative process.