Praising the cooperative agreement, Bates, in the press release, stated that she was happy to withdraw Senate Bills 760 and 761.

A real reform was proposed by Sen. Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel). Senate Bill 57 would have changed the Motor Voter system to an opt-in system. That is, instead of every DMV license applicant automatically being given the option of registering to vote, he or she would have been given that opportunity...

In a Sept. 3 Facebook post, State Sen. Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) said she voted against the extension. “California has the highest gas tax in the country, yet the majority party approved SB 339, which will lay the groundwork for charging drivers with a mileage tax. I voted no!” wrote Bates, who...

“You should be receiving the treatment they have promised, period,” said Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, the bill’s author. “That’s not what happened to Brandon. I’m really hoping the governor signs this bill.”

“California has the highest gas tax and gas prices in the country, so the last thing the Legislature should be doing is laying the groundwork for charging drivers with a new mileage tax,” said Bates, who sits on the Senate transportation committee.