▁on ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁Cor rid or ▁and ▁Asian ▁Pacific ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁App ropri ations ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁F is cal ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Bond ed ▁Ind eb ted ness , ▁the ▁Senate ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁California ▁Port s ▁and ▁Good s ▁Mov ement , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Stream lined ▁Sales ▁Tax ▁Project ▁board ▁of ▁govern ance ▁and ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women . ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁Lat inos ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ature , ▁O ro pe za ▁cha ired ▁the ▁California ▁Lat ino ▁C au cus ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁on ▁Environment al ▁Justice . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁Upon ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Senate , ▁O ro pe za ▁introduced ▁ 2 4 ▁b ills . ▁The ▁policy ▁areas ▁r anged ▁from ▁prevent ing ▁sm oking ▁in ▁cars ▁while ▁min ors ▁are ▁present ▁( SB ▁ 7 ) ▁to ▁increasing ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Controller ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁un c laimed ▁property ▁( SB ▁ 9 2 0 ). ▁She ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁local ▁sales , ▁mass age ▁ther apy , ▁teacher ▁credentials , ▁and ▁air ▁poll ution ▁in ▁ports . ▁ ▁Death ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁O ro pe za ▁was ▁treated ▁for ▁li ver ▁cancer . ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Memorial ▁Medical ▁Center ▁for ▁difficulty ▁breath ing , ▁but ▁later ▁died ▁there ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0