Toni Atkins

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 2022 Environmental Votes

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 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 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 Floor - 5/25/22
	SB 1314	Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing
		Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22