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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | CA | AB 516 | Authorizes Registered Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants to Perform Certain Animal Health Care Services | Bill Passed - House (76 - 0) |
| April 28, 2025 | CA | AB 867 | Prohibits Cat Declawing Statewide | Bill Passed - House (72 - 0) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | CA | AB 4 | Appropriates $2.5 Billion for State Wildfire Relief | Bill Passed - House (79 - 0) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | AB 347 | Establishes Restrictions on PFAS Substances | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 14) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | SB 1374 | Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | SB 1053 | Amends Codes on Solid Waste and Specifies What Constitutes a Recycled Carryout Bag | Bill Passed - House (56 - 7) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | SB 1374 | Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
| June 24, 2024 | CA | AB 1866 | Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells | Bill Passed - House (49 - 17) |
| May 21, 2024 | CA | AB 2236 | Prohibits Certain Kinds of Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - House (51 - 7) |
| May 20, 2024 | CA | AB 1827 | Establishes the Low-Water User Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (55 - 15) |
| Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | AB 1167 | Prohibits Oil Well Owners from Transferring Ownership to Another Unless They File for a Bond | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 18) |
| Sept. 14, 2023 | CA | AB 1373 | Appropriates Funding for Various State Clean Energy Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 16) |
| Sept. 12, 2023 | CA | SB 261 | Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk | Bill Passed - House (47 - 17) |
| Sept. 11, 2023 | CA | SB 253 | Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions | Bill Passed - House (49 - 20) |
| May 30, 2023 | CA | AB 1347 | Authorizes Retailers to Exempt Paper Receipt Requirements for Purchases | Bill Passed - House (49 - 17) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1757 | Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 15) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 30 | Establishes the Equitable Outdoor Access Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 11) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1757 | Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 15) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1279 | Establishes California Climate Crisis Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 18) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | AB 1279 | Establishes California Climate Crisis Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 18) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | SB 1157 | Limits Indoor Residential Water Use | Bill Passed - House (45 - 21) |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | SB 1157 | Limits Indoor Residential Water Use | Bill Passed - House (45 - 21) |
| Aug. 30, 2022 | CA | AB 1445 | Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 17) |
| Aug. 29, 2022 | CA | AB 2183 | Authorizes Farm Workers to Unionize by Mail | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 18) |
| Aug. 29, 2022 | CA | SB 222 | Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program | Bill Passed - House (52 - 13) |