Do you ever wonder how our California legislators stack up on protecting the environment? Every year, Sierra Club California, the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm for Sierra Club chapters across the state, prepares a report showing how members of the State Assembly and Senate voted on key environmental bills. Let’s just say our Central Coast legislators are representing us and the environment very well. Here’s a quick rundown.
Assemblymember Dawn Addis - named a 2025 Legislative Champion with a perfect voting record on Sierra Club’s 10 priority bills. (She was similarly recognized in 2023.) Addis championed AB 1243, which would have created the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund. It offered a different approach that would have required the largest fossil fuel companies to help pay for the damage their products have caused. This bill failed in committee, but Assemblymember Addis is lauded for her leadership on this legislation.
Assemblymember Gregg Hart - voted with Sierra Club on 9 out of 10 priority bills. He introduced AB 1448, which would have strengthened Coastal Act permitting and oversight for certain coastal oil and gas activities, including reactivation/repair pathways for long-idle facilities and related infrastructure, to tighten constraints on expansion. This bill was ordered to the inactive file by the Senate.
Senator John Laird - voted with Sierra Club on 9 out of 10 priority bills.
Senator Monique Limón - voted with Sierra Club on 7 of 10 priority bills. She introduced SB 542, which would have required safety testing and procedural safeguards before restarting certain long-idle oil pipelines, including hydrostatic testing requirements and related public notice provisions. This bill was ordered to the inactive file by the Assembly.
Find links to past scorecards.