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Orange County Office Open House

September 3, 2015
Join neighbors, community leaders and local elected officials in meeting Senator Bates and her District Office staff. Learn about ways they can be of assistance and participate in the discussion on issues that are important to you.

Straight Outta Sacramento: Majority Party Rejects Plan to Fund Roads Without Higher Taxes, Approves Bill to Raise Costs Instead

September 2, 2015
SACRAMENTO – Last night on a party-line vote, the Senate’s majority party rejected legislation co-authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) to repair California’s deteriorating roads without higher taxes. Yet hours earlier, the majority party voted for a bill that Caltrans estimates...

Assembly Approves Senator Patricia Bates' Bill to Imprison Sex Offenders Who Remove GPS Devices

September 2, 2015
The State Assembly today overwhelmingly approved legislation by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would crack down on convicted sex offenders who remove or disable their GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking devices. “I thank Assembly Democrats and Republicans for their overwhelming...

Senate Approves Bill Co-Authored by Senator Patricia Bates to Ban Drones from Fire Zones

August 31, 2015
The State Senate today approved bipartisan legislation that Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) co-authored with Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado), Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), Assembly Member Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) and others to make it a serious state crime to fly a drone...

Senator Patricia Bates Co-Authors Bill Requiring "Sanctuary" Cities to Alert Feds Before Releasing Illegal Immigrant Felons

August 20, 2015
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced today that she has co-authored legislation by Senator Jeff Stone (R-Riverside), that would require city and county officials, who are set to release a felon in the country illegally, to first notify the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Senator Patricia Bates Co-Authors Bill to Ban Drones from Fire Zones

August 18, 2015
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has announced that she has co-authored bipartisan legislation by Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado), Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and Assembly Member Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) to make it a serious state crime to fly a drone over a wildfire...

Governor Approves Senator Patricia Bates' Measure Supporting Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

August 10, 2015
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has announced that Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 241 into law, her measure to support the use of neighborhood electric vehicles in Orange County. The Senate and Assembly previously passed SB 241 unanimously.

Senator Patricia Bates Proposes Amendment to Allow Schools to Save for a Rainy Day

July 15, 2015
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has introduced an amendment to Assembly Bill 531 that, if approved, will repeal the cap on public school reserves. The Senate could debate AB 531 as early as this Thursday, at which time Bates will ask that her amendment be incorporated. “Parents, local...

Assembly Committee Approves Senator Patricia Bates' Bill to Increase Punishment of Sex Offenders Who Remove GPS Devices

July 14, 2015
The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee today approved Senate Bill 722 by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) on a bipartisan vote. If enacted, the bill will crack down on sex offenders who intentionally remove or disable their GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking devices. “I’m encouraged...

Senator Patricia Bates and Assemblyman Bill Brough Commend Decision to Delay Bill to Remove Junipero Serra's U.S. Capitol Statue

July 2, 2015
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Assemblyman Bill Brough (R-Dana Point), whose districts include Mission San Juan Capistrano that Father Junipero Serra founded, today issued the following statement after the State Assembly delayed consideration of Senate Joint Resolution 4 (Lara) that...

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