John Laird

Climate Action Caucus

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 2020

District: 17 (Santa Cruz)

https://sd17.senate.ca.gov/

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100%
Lifetime Score

100%
2022

98%
2021

100%
2008

100%
2007

100%
2006

100%
2005

100%
2004

100%
2003

John Laird's 2022 Environmental Votes

Legend Key

Pro-Environmental Action
Anti-Environmental Action
Excused Absence
NV

Did Not Vote
Top Priority Bill

Bill		Climate Bill	Vote
	AB 1279	Committing to Carbon Neutrality
		Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 1757	Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets
		Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 2133	Accelerated Climate Targets
		Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
	AB 2201	Community Drinking Water Protection Act
		Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 6/14/22
		Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
	AB 2316	Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians
		Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
	AB 2438	Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals
		Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22
	AB 2550	Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley
		Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22
	SB 54	Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
		Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22
	SB 260	Climate Corporate Accountability Act
		Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22
	SB 342	Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board
		Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22
	SB 953	Ending Offshore Oil Drilling
		Vote on SB 953 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 4/26/22
	SB 1137	Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling
		Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22
	SB 1173	Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry
		Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee - 4/4/22
		Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Judiciary Committee - 4/19/22
		Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22
	SB 1314	Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing
		Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee - 4/26/22
		Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22

How We Calculated the Weighted Score

Extra Credit

+1%

for being a main author of an environmental bill included in the California Score

+1%

for endorsing Prop 30, the Clean Cars Clean Air initiative

-1%

for not being a main author of any environmental bill included in the California Score

-5%

for accepting oil money

More details are on our How It Works page

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