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Mark Wyland Senate District 38, Republican


Capitol office
Room4066
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Committees:
Senate Floor

Assembly Committee on Elections & Redistricting

Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce

Senate Committee on Education

District voter registration
Democrat: 28%
Republican: 47%
Other: 25%

District makeup
A coastal district including the southwestern Orange County cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano; northern San Diego communities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach, 41,000 voters in the city of San Diego; and the Camp Pendleton Marine Base.

Source: California Target Book

  
Manufacturers' legislative scorecard
Wyland's voting record on bills important to manufacturers:
2005-06: 96% (23-1) 2003-04: 100% (11-0) OVERALL: 97% (34-1)
  VOTE  Indicates vote for manufacturers' interests or an Abstain vote
Wyland's
votes
2008 votes
AB 1946 - Expands the likelihood of civil action by the Attorney General, district and city attorneys.
NO
AB 2279 - Makes it illegal to consider an employee's use of marijuana outside of the workplace when hiring
NO
AB 2386 - "Card Check" - Prohibits private union votes in agricultural industry
NO
AB 2547 - Makes costly and unnecessary changes to California's oil spill prevention and response law
NO
AB 2648 - Expands "multiple pathways" for Career Technical Education
Abstained
AB 2855 - Provides high school education in green technology and goods movement
YES
AB 2944 - Undermines a corporate director's accountability to shareholders
NO
AB 2947 - Prohibits a residential care facility for the elderly from requiring an elder from waiving rights afforded under the EADACPA as a condition of admission
NO
AB 2969 - Any licensed physician conducting a utilization review be licensed in California
NO
AB 437 - Eliminates statue of limitations on benefits or salary lawsuits
NO
SB 1113 - Authorizes a court to award attorneys fees and costs to a successful party against opposing parties
NO
SB 1115 - Drives up work comp costs by changing apportionment
Abstained
SB 1161 - Extends the sunset date for the program from 2011 to 2016.
YES
SB 1313 - Unnecessarily moves up, by 5 years, perfluorinated compounds phase-out to 2010.
Abstained
SB 1338 - Allows employee to pre-designate physician outside of employer's medical provider network
NO
SB 1608 - Equal access for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations
YES
SB 1717 - Doubles permanent disability employer costs
NO
SB 1717 - Doubles permanent disability employer costs
NO
SB 1762 - Circumvents CARB process and mandates new energy costs for Climate Change Institute
Abstained
SB 375 - Exposes manufacturers to unfounded industrial development litigation.
NO
SB 974 - Imposes a $400 million per year container tax on port container cargo
NO
2007 votes
AB 1673 - Imposes California-only instantaneous on-site rebate-system
NO
AB 8 - Requires employers to pay 7.5% of payroll for employee healthcare
NO
AB 8 - Requires employers to pay 7.5% of payroll for employee healthcare YES
AB 1618 - Creates a tax increase on business by removing the ability to deduct interest expense
NO
AB 537 - Expands California's already most stringent Family Leave law
NO
AB 1045 - Forces one-size fits all indoor heat regulations for manufacturers
NO
AB 1108 - Bans phthalates without evidence it poses a threat to consumers
NO
SB 727 - Expands California's already most stringent family leave law
NO
SB 936 - Increases cost of workers' comp system by doubling permanent disability payments
NO
SB 836 - Increases employee absenteeism by adding "familial status" to protected class
NO
2006 votes
AB 1835 - Increases the state minimum wage by $1.25 over next two years
NO
AB 2593 - Interferes with potential regulatory solution to industry meal and rest period laws YES
AB 2778 - Removes fossil fuel combustion technologies from the Self-Generation Incentive Program
NO
AB 32 - Increases costs on manufacturers and will not reduce overall global warming emissions
NO
SB 1368 - Limits the available power sources to meet California's energy demands and increases the price of electricity
NO
SB 927 - $60 per container tax on all containers processed at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
NO
SB 1414 - Requires companies with over 10,000 California employees to spend 8% of their annual payroll costs on health care insurance for employees
NO
SB 1414 - Requires companies with over 10,000 California employees to spend 8% of their annual payroll costs on health care insurance for employees
NO
SB 1737 - Further regulates manufacturers' and retailers' rebates to consumers.
NO
SB 1737 - Further regulates manufacturers' and retailers' rebates to consumers.
NO
SB 815 - Doubles permanent disability workers' compensation benefits
NO
SB 1489 - Increases litigation by awarding more costs and attorney fees to the Attorney General's Office
NO
2005 votes
AB 1698 - Mandates employer health care for dependants until they are 26 years old
NO
SB 426 - Slows the construction of LNG terminals
NO
SB 600 - Creates chemical monitoring program with no scientific basis or deignated funding
NO
SB 109 - Allows criminal prosecution for minor air violations
NO
SB 174 - Expands "sue your boss" provision and increases litigation and costs
NO
SB 484 - Creates duplicative and costly reporting for cosmetic manufacturers
NO
SB 1023 - Adds costly penalties to the state's reformed workers' compensation system
NO
AB 1700 - Severely restricts settlements and protective orders in litigation
NO
AB 48 - Increases minimum wage
NO
AB 391 - Forces employers to pay unemployment benefits for workers' missing work during trade disputes
NO
AB 815 - Gives hazardous waste regulatory authority to an agency with no manufacturing knowledge or experience
NO
AB 153 - Increases litigation costs by allowing AG to recover all costs in actions alleging anti-competitive practices
Abstained
2004 votes
AB 2006 - Undermines development of new electricity generation
NO
AB 2042 - Discourages port growth by imposing overly burdensome emissions caps
NO
SB 1703 - Excludes from "green program" even safe manufacturers of toxic materials
NO
AB 2832 - Sets min. wage at $7.25 (CA already highest in country)
NO
SB 1841 - Prohibits electronic monitoring of employees without prior notice
NO
SB 899 - Reduces work comp rates by making positive changes to cost drivers
YES
SB 122 - Expands abusive and frivolous lawsuits
NO
AB 2850 - Requires 90-day job tenure for displaced private security officers
NO
SB 772 - Enables PG&E to become solvent with max. benefit for ratepayers
YES
2003 votes
SB 796 - Increases and expands frivolous lawsuits against employers
NO
SB 515 - Limits the free speech rights of business
NO
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SD 38 is home to
781 manufacturers
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11 companies engaged in grassroots
American Shred
Keenan & Associates
Knorr Beeswax Products Inc.
Mahler's Bakery
Romic Environmental Technologies
S.E.I., Inc.
sdccd
solar plus
The National ASsociation of Manufacturers
TotalCapitol.com
Waldron Enterprises
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Headlines
High school is more than their love; it's become their vocation -  April 4
ZERO period at Palmdale High School begins at 6:30 a.m., an hour before the regular school day. The ...  Mitchell Landsberg in the L.A. Times

November has few competitive seats in Senate -  Nov. 22
Now that the special election is behind us, interest groups are already beginning to focus on the ...  Tony York in the Capitol Weekly

Three North County Republicans eye 74th District Assembly seat -  Oct. 3
With the 2006 primary elections more than eight months away, three North County residents are ...  William Finn Bennett in the North County Times

Driver's license bill OK'd by Assembly -  Sept. 8
The state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses ...  Harrison Sheppard in the L.A. Daily News

CMTA Capitol Updates
Career Tech Education "Get REAL" campaign
Get REAL (Relevance in Education ...   March 23 update

CMTA grassroots bills authored by Wyland
School Facilities Funding   CTE Facilities
SB 13
CMTA position:Support