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Our Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action State Advocacy Team works with environmental groups across California including Environment California, Sierra Club California, The Climate Center, 350 Silicon Valley/Bay Area and many more, to help push forward ambitious, yet achievable solutions that will keep California on the forefront of the battle against climate change. We supported and opposed many bills each year, conducted advocacy meetings with elected members of our State legislature that represent Silicon Valley, and conducted presentations and outreach to key stakeholders for support of select critical bills aligned with our mission.

12 Bills signed into law in 2023 we supported

AB1167 (Carrillo, Wendy): Requires oil well operators to save money for eventual closure
AB285 (Rivas, Luz): climate change education, requirement in K-12
AB363 (Bauer-Kahan): Bans neonicotinoid pesticide use
AB496 (Friedman): Bans toxic chemicals from cosmetics
AB652 (Lee): Environmental justice oversight of pesticides
SB253 (Wiener): Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act
SB261 (Stern): Discloses Climate Related Financial Risk
SB49 (Becker): Solar on state highways
SB642 (Cortese): County enforcement of hazardous waste laws
SB69 (Cortese): Transparent environmental review
SB740 (Cortese): Unionized workers in dangerous fields
SB745 (Cortese): Drought-Resistant Buildings Act

7 Bills we opposed no long moving forward:

AB1372 (Alvarez): Undermining zero emission truck regulation

AB324 (Pacheco): Sets goal for renewable hydrogen procurement
AB66 (Mathis): Setting timelines for water project approval
AB698 (Essayli): Bans gas stove prohibitions
SB23 (Caballero): Limits state review and requirements on water infrastructure
SB438 (Caballero): Allows accidental oil production in carbon capture projects
SB861 (Dahle): Sets a time limit on lawsuits over certain water projects

6 Bills signed into law in 2022 we supported:

SB1032 (Becker): Low-cost Financing for Building "Decarb"

SB1158 (Becker): Roadmap to 27/7 Clean Energy
SB1203 (Becker): State Agencies Zero-Net Emissions by 2035
SB887 (Becker): Speed up approval of Transmission Infrastructure to Clean Energy
SB54 (Bennett): Packaging/serviceware made recyclable/compostable
AB2248 (Kalra): Conservating 30% of land and water

3 Bills we opposed no longer moving forward:

SB396 (Bradford): Utility Tree Removal Without Proper Oversight or Landowner Input
SB890 (Nielsen): Giveaway for Water Storage Projects
SB1219 (Hurtado): Promoting Water Mismanagement

past bills signed into law we supported:

AB2287 - Plastic Product Compostability Certification
AB3214 - Offshore Oil Spill Penalties
AB3074 - Ember-Resistant Zones protecting lives and properties from wildfires
AB3163 - Wildfire Risk Model which would help the state and communities prepare for wildfires

past bills we opposed no longer moving forward:

AB1002 - Eliminating EV Charging Infrastructure Incentives
AB3279 - Making CEQA Lawsuits more expensive

For a complete list of bills signed by the governor, visit this link.