Accountability Scorecard / Profile
Elected official
Marc Berman
CA Assembly District 23
Counts each graded PolicyBomb once where this person or group authored, signed, voted yes on or funded the graded policy (full scorecard rows only).
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Marc Berman: 3 graded PolicyBombs backed
Marc Berman has a documented hand in 3 policies we graded: 2 Harmful, 1 Mixed, 0 Helpful.
- #22 Harmful: Voted yes on SB 132, Assembly floor (Aug 30, 2020). Result: 1,127 requests to move into women's prisons since 2021; 49 approved, 234 still pending. CDCR does not track assaults by gender identity.
- #57 Harmful: Authored AB 2655 and voted yes on AB 2839. Result: 2 of 2 laws struck down in federal court in Aug 2025 (Kohls v. Bonta): AB 2839 failed First Amendment review, AB 2655 was preempted by Section 230.
- #56 Mixed: Voted yes on SB 10, Assembly floor (Aug 20, 2018). Result: Never took effect. Voters rejected SB 10 through Prop 25 in Nov 2020, about 56% no.
Grades rest on measured outcomes in each PolicyBomb, not on motives. Every line links to its receipt.
PolicyBombs backed
Policy #22: Inmate Gender Transitions: Hormones and Surgery in Custody Harmful
Yes vote: Voted yes on SB 132, Assembly floor (Aug 30, 2020). CA Legislature: SB 132 votes
Measured outcome: 1,127 requests to move into women's prisons since 2021; 49 approved, 234 still pending. CDCR does not track assaults by gender identity. [1] [2]
Policy #57: Free Speech Harmful
Author: Authored AB 2655 and voted yes on AB 2839. CA Legislature: AB 2655 votes
Measured outcome: 2 of 2 laws struck down in federal court in Aug 2025 (Kohls v. Bonta): AB 2839 failed First Amendment review, AB 2655 was preempted by Section 230. [1] [2]
Policy #56: No-Bail / Cashless Bail Mixed
Yes vote: Voted yes on SB 10, Assembly floor (Aug 20, 2018). CA Legislature: SB 10 votes
Measured outcome: Never took effect. Voters rejected SB 10 through Prop 25 in Nov 2020, about 56% no. [1]