Relative to climate change.
Summary
This measure would declare that a climate emergency threatens the state, the nation, the planet, the natural world, and all of humanity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Assembly Passage
Aug 2022
Signed into Law
Aug 2022
Introduced Jun 22, 2021
Signed Aug 19, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2022
How they voted
28–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Jan 26, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican8
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Aug 19, 2022
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10:30 a.m.
legislature
Aug 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 4713.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 8, 2022
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Page 5752.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 27).
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-4-5)
senate
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 30. Noes 4. Page 2821.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2740.) (January 10).
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 75 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike McGuire
DDemocratic
Co
Adam C. Gray
DDemocratic
Co
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Akilah Weber Pierson
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
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