Sen. Patricia Carmody Bates
Republican - CA - 36th district
Limited Government Rating
2022: 89.13%
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72.22%
90.91%
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Lawmaker Position
AB 1227
Senate 2022
2xAttacking Second Amendment Rights through Additional Taxes on Firearms and Ammunition - Resulting in a 25% Sales Tax Rate.
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AB 1279
Senate 2022
3xStifling Economic Growth by Codifying the State's Disastrous 2045 "Net-Zero" Carbon Goal.
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AB 1410
Senate 2022
1xInfringing Private Contracting Rights through Government Overreach into the Governance Practices of Private Condominium Associations
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AB 1594
Senate 2022
3xAttempting to Force Firearm Manufacturers Out of Business by Exposing them to Frivolous and Costly Litigation.
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AB 1632
Senate 2022
1xForcing Private Businesses to Grant Access to Employee Restrooms for Individuals with an "Eligible Medical Condition".
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AB 1738
Senate 2022
2xAdvancing New Electric Vehicle Charging Station Mandates on Existing Multi-Family Dwellings, Hotels and other Commercial Buildings.
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AB 1851
Senate 2022
2xHiking Taxpayer Costs by Expanding Prevailing Wage Mandates to Include the Hauling of Construction Materials To and From Job Sites.
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AB 1918
Senate 2022
1xForcing Taxpayers to Fund Scholarships and Training for Abortion Providers by Establishing the "California Reproductive Health Service Corps".
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AB 1930
Senate 2022
1xIncreasing Government Dependency by Expanding Medicaid Postpartum Coverage from 60 Days to an Entire Year.
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AB 1951
Senate 2022
2xIncreasing Tax Burdens on Other Individuals and Businesses through an Expansion of Sales Tax Exemptions for Research and Development and the Manufacturing Sector.
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AB 2098
Senate 2022
2xAllowing the State Medical Board to Punish Doctors for Spreading Alleged "Misinformation" about COVID-19.
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AB 2134
Senate 2022
2xProviding "Free" Abortions to Women Earning up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.
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AB 2183
Senate 2022
3xHiking Consumer Costs and Empowering Union Leaders by Unionizing the Agricultural Industry through a Card-Check System.
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AB 2199
Senate 2022
1xForcing Taxpayers to Fund Additional Doula Services Through the Creation of the "Birthing Justice for California Families Pilot Project".
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AB 2201
Senate 2022
3xWeakening Property Rights by Placing Costly and Excessive Regulatory Barriers to Drill New Groundwater Wells.
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AB 2247
Senate 2022
1xAdvancing Government Overreach through a Costly New Reporting and Registration System for Products Containing PFAS Substances.
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AB 2320
Senate 2022
1xChanneling Tens of Millions of Additional Taxpayer Funds to Providers of Abortion in "Marginalized Communities".
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AB 2517
Senate 2022
2xExpanding Cronyism and Unnecessary Spending by Providing Grants to Government-Favored Community Groups with Politically Driven Agendas.
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AB 257
Senate 2022
3xSubjecting Restaurants to Unreasonable Labor Union Demands through the Creation of an Unaccountable "Fast Food Council" to Impose Regulations.
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AB 2608
Senate 2022
3xWeakening Election Integrity by Ending the Preservation of Vote by Mail Applications and Expanding Recipients of "Second" Mailed Ballots.
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AB 2784
Senate 2022
3xHiking Consumer Costs by Imposing Recycled Content Mandates for a Wide Range of Common Consumer Plastic Containers.
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AB 2817
Senate 2022
3xIncreasing Government Dependency and Housing Market Costs through a New $5 Billion Housing Assistance Spending Program.
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AB 2847
Senate 2022
3xForcing Taxpayers to Spend Hundreds of Millions Annually to Provide Unemployment Benefits to Illegal Immigrants.
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AB 2974
Senate 2022
1xHiking Taxpayer Costs through an Additional Small Business Procurement Mandate for Infrastructure Projects.
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AB 503
Senate 2022
3xIncreasing Crime and Harming Public Safety by Placing a 6 Month Limit on Juvenile Probation.
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AB 937
Senate 2022
3xThreatening National Security by Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants who Committed Crimes from Being Transferred to ICE Upon their Release from Prison.
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SB 1018
Senate 2022
1xExpanding the Regulatory State by Placing Costly New Reporting Mandates on Social Media Companies Concerning Content Policy Violations
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SB 1020
Senate 2022
3xHiking Energy Costs by Imposing Even More Stringent Renewable Energy and Zero-Carbon Electricity Mandates
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SB 1038
Senate 2022
1xProtecting Civil Liberties by Maintaining the Prohibition on the Usage of Facial Recognition Systems on Police Body-worn Cameras.
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SB 1137
Senate 2022
3xLimiting American Energy Production Through New Draconian Restrictions on Oil and Gas Well Placement.
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SB 1142
Senate 2022
1xPromoting Abortion through the Creation of a State Website to Provide Information on Abortion Providers and How to Obtain Support Services Such as Airfare, Meals and Lodging.
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SB 1162
Senate 2022
2xSubjecting Employers to Further Harassment by Expanding the State's Pay Data Reporting Mandate to Include Contractors and Pay Publishing.
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SB 1173
Senate 2022
1xHarming Taxpayers and Reducing Investment Returns within the Public Employee Pension System by Mandating Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies.
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SB 1234
Senate 2022
1xIncreasing Government Dependency by Providing STD Treatment to all LGBTQ Individuals at the Expense of Taxpayers.
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SB 1273
Senate 2022
1xThreatening School Safety and Productive Learning Environments by No Longer Requiring Lawmaker Notification of Students who Commit Assault or Threaten Physical Violence.
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SB 1314
Senate 2022
1xHindering Energy Production through a Prohibition on "Concentrated Carbon Dioxide Fluid" for Oil Extraction.
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SB 1327
Senate 2022
2xAttacking Firearm Owners and Second Amendment Rights by Allowing Anyone to Sue Another Individual Who Constructs, Transports or Sells a Firearm Banned by the State.
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SB 1343
Senate 2022
2xThreatening School Choice by Forcing Charter Schools to Participate in Costly State Retirement Programs.
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SB 1391
Senate 2022
3xThreatening Businesses with Higher Costs by Increasing the Stringency of the State's Cap-and-Trade Program.
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SB 222
Senate 2022
2xGrowing Government Dependency by Providing "Water Rate Assistance" to Certain Utility Payers based on Income.
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SB 245
Senate 2022
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Policies Provide Abortion Services Without any Co-Pay or Deductible.
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SB 490
Senate 2022
2xIncreasing Taxpayer Costs by Worsening Protectionist Agricultural Procurement Mandates Placed on Schools and Universities.
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SB 523
Senate 2022
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating All Policies Cover Vasectomies and Contraceptives at No Cost.
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SB 731
Senate 2022
2xThreatening Public Safety by Expunging Felony and Violent Criminal Records.
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SB 912
Senate 2022
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating All Policies Provide Coverage for Biomarker Testing
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SB 918
Senate 2022
3xInfringing Second Amendment Rights and Defying the Supreme Court Ruling through New "Gun Free" Zones and Concealed Carry Law Changes.
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SB 951
Senate 2022
3xFurther Expanding Wealth Redistribution Under the State's Paid Leave Program by Hiking the Wage Replacement Rate to 90%.
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