Orange County Register: Orange County lawmakers advance 81 bills in Sacramento
June 10, 2021
The 12 state lawmakers who represent portions of Orange County wrote 81 bills that advanced through a recent critical deadline this session, with legislation that addresses everything from unemployment fraud to packaging for cannabis-infused drinks to caps on mobile home park rent spikes now one...
Los Angeles Times: California’s highest-in-the-nation gas taxes are rising. But promised repairs are lagging
May 23, 2021
“It’s an insult to California’s drivers to force them to pay the nation’s highest gas taxes and then say it’s not enough, especially at a time when Sacramento is supposedly enjoying a budget surplus,” Bates said.
California Globe: Bill To Stop Rehab Centers From Making False Claims Passed in Senate
May 19, 2021
A bill proposing to prohibit an operator of rehabilitation treatment facilities from providing any form of false advertising or marketing services was unanimously passed by the California State Senate on Monday, 38-0.
Orange County Register: Plugging deadly holes in California’s addiction treatment system
May 17, 2021
State Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, was once a social worker. She saw the devastation wrought by mental illness and addiction up close, long before she started pushing for reforms to California’s addiction treatment system in the Legislature.
Marin Independent Journal: Editorial: Confusing new law puts generational family wealth at stake
May 3, 2021
State Sen. Patricia Bates has authored legislation to extend the deadline to Feb. 16, 2023. She says the extension is not only fairer to property owners, but will give the state time to clear up “ambiguities” in Prop. 19.
Los Angeles Times: Lawmakers give California businesses tax break on forgiven PPP loans to boost COVID-19 recovery
April 27, 2021
“With California supposedly enjoying a budget ‘surplus,’ it makes no sense to penalize small businesses for accepting federal assistance — especially since the feds have made such assistance fully tax deductible,” Bates said.
California Globe: Bill To Allow Some Businesses To Deduct PPP Loan Assistance Passes in Senate
April 20, 2021
“I’m glad the Legislature today has embraced the spirit of Senator Andreas Borgeas’ Senate Bill 265 and made COVID-19 relief tax-free for many small businesses,” added Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel).
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