Toni Atkins (D)

After years of being the place where climate bills went to die, the Senate turned around its climate record in a big way in 2022. Pro Tem Toni Atkins started out the year by announcing the creation of a Senate Climate Working Group in response to public criticism that the Senate was not prioritizing climate. The Senate made history by passing the multiyear state climate budget and several major climate bills. The Climate Corporate Accountability Act (SB 260) was the first major climate bill to make it out of the Senate in 2022. At the same time, we saw a major environmental justice priority early in the year (SB 342) fail to get the leadership support needed to pass the Senate. It’s notable that Pro Tem Atkins agreed to return previously accepted oil money and pledged to not accept any more moving forward.

Toni Atkins's 2023 Environmental Votes

Bill	Vote
AB 1279 (Committing to Carbon Neutrality)
Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 1757 (Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets)
Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 2133 (Accelerated Climate Targets)
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 2201 (Community Drinking Water Protection Act)
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	Yes
AB 2316 (Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians)
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	Yes
AB 2438 (Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals)
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	Yes
AB 2550 (Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley)
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22	Yes
SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Reduction Act)
Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22	Yes
SB 260 (Climate Corporate Accountability Act)
Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22	Yes
SB 342 (Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board)
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22	Yes
SB 1137 (Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling)
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
SB 1173 (Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry)
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	Yes
SB 1314 (Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing)
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	Yes
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