Lou Correa in CA legislative records
On Civil Rights:
Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants
Legislative Counsel's Digest: A "gay panic" or "trans panic" defense allows a criminal defendant to claim that the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity provoked them to violence. This outrageous tactic sends the message that
violence against members of the LGBT community is understandable or acceptable. These defense tactics also hurt survivors and loved ones of victims by asking the jury to find that the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity excuses the
defendant's actions. AB 2501, the first bill of its kind in the nation, eliminates "gay panic" and "trans panic" as a tactic for criminal defendants, ensuring that attacks on members of the LGBT community can be seen for what they are.
Legislative Outcome: 8/26/14: Passed Senate, 25-9-6; 8/27/14: Passed Assembly, 58-15-6, including AYE vote by Rep. Lou Correa; signed by Governor Brown
Source: California legislative voting records for AB 2501
Aug 27, 2014
On Education:
End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority
Legislative Summary: AB420: This bill would eliminate the authority to suspend a pupil in kindergarten or grades 1 to 3, and the authority to recommend for expulsion a pupil in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, for disrupting school
activities or otherwise willfully defying the valid authority of those school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.Analysis by ACLU of Northern California, Oct 20, 2014: Gov. Brown signed AB 420 which will eliminate the
most extreme uses of harsh discipline under the category of "willful defiance." Gov. Brown's signature on AB420 represents a huge step forward for students in California. The enactment of AB 420 places our state at the front of the pack: we are leading
in making meaningful advancements in civil liberties as other states turn in the opposition direction.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 24-8-8 on 8/19/14; State Sen. Correa voted YES; Passed Assembly 62-16-1 on 8/21; Signed on Sep/27
Source: ACLU of Northern California: analysis of voting record AB420
Aug 19, 2014
On Energy & Oil:
Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023
Legislative Counsel's Digest: SB 1275: Charge Ahead California Initiative: Existing law creates a fleet modernization program for the retirement of high polluting vehicles. This bill would include car sharing and a mobility option,
including compensation no less than $2,500.Existing law provide vouchers to help California fleets to purchase hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses. This bill would establish the Charge Ahead California Initiative, to place in service at least
1,000,000 zero-emission and near-zero-emission vehicles by January 1, 2023, and to increase access for disadvantaged, low-income, and moderate-income communities to zero-emission and near-zero-emission vehicles.
Legislative Outcome: 8/27/14: Passed Assembly, 53-24-2, including AYE vote by Rep. Lou Correa; 8/28/14: Passed Senate, 26-11-3; 9/21/14: signed by Governor Brown.
Source: California legislative voting records for SB 1275
Aug 27, 2014
On Environment:
Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency
Legislative Counsel's Digest: AB 1739, together with SB 1168, creates a new, regional system for monitoring and managing groundwater. This bill would provide authority to a groundwater sustainability agency to:-
Impose fees, and provide technical assistance to entities that use groundwater to promote water conservation and protect groundwater resources.
- Publish on its Internet Web site best management practices for the sustainable management of groundwater.
- Submit a groundwater sustainability plan to adopt regulations.
- Conduct inspections and, because the willful refusal of an inspection lawfully authorized by an inspection warrant is a misdemeanor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
Legislative Outcome: 8/27/14: Passed Senate, 26-11-3; 8/29/14: Passed Assembly, 47-28-4, including AYE vote by Rep. Lou Correa; signed by Governor Brown
Source: California legislative voting records for AB 1739 & SB 1168
Aug 29, 2014
On Environment:
Don't ban single-use plastic bags
The California Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum, also known as Proposition 67, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California as a veto referendum. It was approved.- A "yes" vote supported upholding the contested legislation banning
certain plastic bags that was enacted by the California State Legislature as Senate Bill 270.
- A "no" vote opposed banning certain plastic bags and enacting Senate Bill 270.
- The American Progressive Bag Alliance, an opponent of the measure,
led the "No" campaign to repeal SB 270.
- Yes on 67, a coalition of environmental groups, grocers, and others, led the "Yes" campaign to uphold SB 270.
- Legislative outcome:
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SB270 passed Senate 22-15-3 on 8/29/14; Sen. Correa voted NO; passed House 45-31-3 on 8/28/14; approved by Gov. Brown, 9/30/14
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Sep 30, 2014
On Immigration:
Allow non-English languages in public schools
California Proposition 58, Non-English Languages Allowed in Public Education (2016)- Senate Bill 1174, also known as Proposition 58, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California ballot as a legislatively referred state statute.
It was approved.
- A "yes" vote supported repealing most of the 1998 Proposition 227, the "English in Public Schools" Initiative, thus effectively allowing non-English languages to be used in public educational instruction.
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A "no" vote opposed repealing most of Proposition 227, which was designed to prohibit non-English languages from being used in public schools.
- Legislative outcome:
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Bill passed Senate 25-10-5 on 8/26/14; Sen. Correa voted AYE; passed House 53-26-0 on 8/25/14; approved by Gov. Brown, 9/28/14
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Sep 28, 2014
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