Anthony Rendon

Speaker Anthony Rendon has made climate a priority over the years and has been a partner to the environmental movement throughout his time in leadership. The Assembly finally passed the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (SB 54) in 2022 after years of voting it down. Towards the final weeks of the legislative session, leaders in the Assembly like Speaker Rendon pushed for bolder climate ambition in the package of climate bills that ultimately passed and became law. Still, the Speaker can and should have wielded more power to pass the two major climate bills that failed in 2022 by only a few votes: the Climate Corporate Accountability (SB 260) and the bill to accelerate 2030 climate targets (AB 2133). He also had -5% deducted from his score for personally accepting oil money.

Anthony Rendon's 2022 Environmental Votes

Bill		Climate Bill	Vote
	AB 1279	Committing to Carbon Neutrality
		Vote on AB 1279 – Assembly Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 1757	Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets
		Vote on AB 1757 – Assembly Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 1778	Stopping Freeway Expansions in Environmental Justice Communities
		Vote on AB 1778 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
	AB 1931	Protecting Californians from Toxic Lead Pipes
		Vote on AB 1931 – Assembly Floor - 5/26/22
	AB 2026	Reducing Plastic Waste from Online Shopping
		Vote on AB 2026 – Assembly Floor - 5/26/22
	AB 2133	Accelerated Climate Targets
		Vote on AB 2133 – Assembly Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 2201	Community Drinking Water Protection Act
		Vote on AB 2201 – Assembly Floor - 5/23/22
	AB 2237	Climate Accountability for Transportation Projects
		Vote on AB 2237 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
	AB 2316	Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians
		Vote on AB 2316 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
		Vote on AB 2316 – Assembly Floor #2 - 8/30/22
	AB 2419	The California Justice40 Act
		Vote on AB 2419 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
	AB 2438	Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals
		Vote on AB 2438 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
		Vote on AB 2438 – Assembly Floor #2 - 8/30/22
	AB 2550	Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley
		Vote on AB 2550 – Assembly Floor - 5/25/22
		Vote on AB 2550 – Assembly Floor #2 - 8/25/22
	AB 2597	Healthy and Heat Resilient Homes
		Vote on AB 2597 Assembly Floor - 5/26/22
	AB 2840	Warehouse Good Neighbor Policy
		Vote on AB 2840 – Assembly Floor - 5/26/22
	SB 54	Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
		Vote on SB 54 – Assembly Floor - 6/29/22
	SB 260	Climate Corporate Accountability Act
		Vote on SB 260 – Assembly Floor - 8/31/22
	SB 1137	Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling
		Vote on SB 1137 – Assembly Floor - 8/30/22
	SB 1314	Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing
		Vote on SB 1314 – Assembly Floor - 8/30/22