By james art Legislators from the Inland Empire were among the least productive legislators in Sacramento during the 2023-24 session.
State Sen. Rosilisi Ochoa Bog, R-Redlands, has had more bills signed into law — 14 — by Gov. Gavin Newsom than any other Senate Republican, making her one of the most productive GOP lawmakers in Sacramento.
At the other end of the spectrum, Assemblyman Bill Esailly, R-Corona, is the only lawmaker out of 120 in both chambers combined who has not passed a single bill or resolution.
For context, according to the official California Legislative Information website, in the 2023-24 session of the California Legislature:
- The average member of the assembly introduces 37 bills and has 12 laws signed.
- The average Democrat in the Assembly introduced 38 bills and 15 were signed into law.
- The average Republican in the Assembly introduced 35 bills and had eight signed into law.
- The average state senator has introduced 34 bills and had 15 signed into law.
- The average Democrat in the state Senate introduced 36 bills and 18 were signed into law.
- The average Republican in the state Senate introduced 30 bills and 7 were signed into law.
Locally, Assemblyman James Ramos, D-San Bernardino, was the Inland Empire’s most productive lawmaker in both chambers, with 25 bills signed by Newsom.
California State Assembly
Sabrina Cervantes
Cervantes, D-Riverside, represents Grand Terrace, Jurupa Valley and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside.
During the 2023-24 session, she introduced 31 bills, 10 of which were later signed into law. Newsom vetoed four others.
Among her bills signed into law was Assembly Bill 1807, which established rules for how supervisor district boundaries were redrawn in Riverside County.
Philip Chen
Chen, R-Brea, represents Brea, Chino Hills, Placentia, Villa Park, Yorba Linda and parts of Anaheim, Chino, Fullerton and Orange.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 50 bills, 14 of which were eventually signed into law. Newsom vetoed three others.
Bill Esaily
Essayli, R-Corona, represents Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Norco and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside.
During the 2023-24 session, he introduced 37 bills, none of which were signed into law.
Chris Holden
Holden, D-Pasadena, represents Bradbury, Clermont, La Cañada-Flintridge, La Verne, Pasadena, San Dimas, Sierra Madre and parts of Hesperia, Monrovia and Rancho Cucamonga.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 29 bills and saw 12 signed into law. Newsom vetoed seven others.
Corey Jackson
Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, represents Moreno Valley, Perris and parts of Hemet, Riverside and San Jacinto.
During the 2023-24 session, he introduced 42 bills. Ten were signed into law and Newsom vetoed five others.
James Ramos
Ramos, D-San Bernardino, represents parts of Fontana, Highland, Redlands, Rialto and San Bernardino.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 46 bills and saw 25 signed into law. Newsom vetoed two other bills.
On September 27 – Indian Day in California – Newsom signed seven of Ramos’ bills into law at once, each of which addressed the state’s Native American community.
“For too long, California’s first people and their history have been ignored or misrepresented,” Ramos said in a news release about the signing of Assembly Act 1821, which requires the impact of the state’s mission and gold rush eras on Native Americans to be taught in state schools. schools. “Classroom instruction about Spanish colonization and the Gold Rush periods does not include the loss of life, enslavement, starvation, disease, and violence inflicted on California Indians.”
Ramos is the first Indian from a California tribe to be elected to the state legislature.
Eloise Gomez Reyes
Reyes, D-Colton, represents Colton, Loma Linda and parts of Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto and San Bernardino.
During the 2023-24 session, she introduced 40 bills. Sixteen were signed into law. Newsom vetoed three.
Freddy Rodriguez
Rodriguez, D-Chino, represents Montclair, Pomona and parts of Chino, Ontario and Upland.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 37 bills, 12 of which were signed into law. Newsom vetoed four others.
Kate Sanchez
Sanchez, R-Rancho Santa Margarita, represents Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Rancho Santa Margarita, Temecula and Wildomar.
During the 2023-24 session, she introduced 26 bills. Six were signed into law and Newsom vetoed one.
Greg Wallis
Wallis, R-Rancho Mirage, represents Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley, as well as parts of Highland, Redlands and San Jacinto.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 37 bills, five of which were signed into law. Newsom vetoed one of Wallis’ bills.
California State Senate
Rosilisi Ochoa God
Ochoa Bog, R-Redlands, represents Banning, Beaumont, Crestline, Hemet, Hesperia, Highland, Lake Arrowhead, Lancaster, Mentone, Palmdale, Phelan, Redlands, Running Springs, San Jacinto, Santa Clarita, Yucaipa and parts of Loma Linda, Menifee , Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino and Wrightwood.
During the 2023-24 session, she introduced 40 bills. Fourteen were signed into law and Newsom vetoed one.
One of the bills signed into law was Senate Bill 1429, which added a snowstorm to the list of natural disasters for which public school districts, charter schools and county offices of education can be compensated when there is a decrease in average daily attendance at the students.
Richard Roth
Roth, D-Riverside, represents Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris, San Jacinto and parts of Corona, Fontana, Menifee and Riverside.
In the 2023-24 session, he introduced 36 bills and saw 19 signed into law, making him the Inland Empire’s most productive state senator.
Among the bills he signed was SB 902, which would bar anyone convicted of animal cruelty from possessing a firearm for 10 years.
Kelly Sejarto
Seyarto, R-Murrieta, represents Canyon Lake, Chino Hills, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Norco, Temecula, Wildomar and parts of Brea, Corona, Menifee, Riverside and Yorba Linda.
During the 2023-24 session, he introduced 37 bills. Twelve were signed into law.