The Climate Center’s Bill Tracker helps you stay on top of the climate bills that are in front of the California legislature — and take action. The tracker includes a curated list of bills addressing energy, climate justice, transportation, adaptation, resilience, sequestration, and other issues related to the climate crisis. To review all bills in … Read more
Existing law establishes the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) in state government to, among other things, establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation, and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies. This bill would require the OPC, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, to establish and oversee, in coordination with other … Read more
Dawn Addis was elected to the California State Assembly in 2022 to represent the 30th Assembly District. Dawn is a special education teacher who began teaching in public schools over 20 years ago, and holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in special education from San Francisco State University. She has teaching credentials…
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards. This bill would require a local government to … Read more
Assemblymember Chris Ward was first elected in 2020, and reelected in 2022 to serve the 78th Assembly District in central San Diego and is currently Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly. He is appointed as the Assembly designee on the California State Coastal Conservancy and Vice Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. He also serves…
Existing law requires the California Energy Commission, by January 1, 2021, to assess the potential for the state to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the state’s residential and commercial building stock by at least 40% below 1990 levels by January 1, 2030. Existing law requires the CEC to include in the 2021 … Read more
Matt Haney earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 2005, a master’s degree in human rights law from the National University of Ireland at Galway in 2007, and a master’s degree in education and a J.D. from Stanford University in 2010. Haney’s career experience includes…
Existing law vests the California Energy Commission (CEC) with various responsibilities for developing and implementing the state’s energy policies and requires the development and implementation of various energy efficiency programs in the state, to be administered by certain state agencies including the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Community Services and Development. This bill, … Read more
Existing law, The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Act) establishes the State Air Resources Board (ARB) as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases (GHGs). The Act requires the ARB to approve a statewide GHG limit equivalent to the statewide GHG level in 1990 to be achieved by … Read more
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board (ARB) as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Existing law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the state board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by individuals, including, among … Read more