CA GND Bill Tracker
Based on a coalition-wide vote, the California Green New Deal Coalition elected to support a package of bills that represent potentially transformative steps to advance climate, economic, and racial justice in California.
Use this Legislative Tracker to stay updated on our priority bills that move us towards a brighter future for all. Select from the list of bills to see their current status and learn more about how they advance a GND in our state.
SB-252
CalSTRS & CalPERS Fossil Fuel Divestment
Senator Gonzalez
SB 252 will block both California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) & California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) from investing in fossil fuel communities by 2030 as well as divest any current holdings.
Policy Planks
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
A Strong Public Sector
SB-57
Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs During Extreme Weather
Senator Gonzalez
This bill would require utilities to postpone the disconnection of a customer’s residential service for nonpayment of a delinquent account when the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler, or 95 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer, within the utility’s service area during the 24 hours after that service disconnection would occur.
Policy Planks
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
Public Goods
Rely upon clean, affordable, and reliable utilities, including renewable energy, water, and communications services that are accountable to the people.
SB-567
Homelessness Prevention Act
Senator Durazo
SB 567 responds to the present-day reality millions of California renters are facing and provides greater housing stability for more renter households by: Closing loopholes that allow for rampant abuse of the no-fault just causes for eviction.
Policy Planks
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
Housing
ACA-4
Restore Voting Rights in Prison
Asm Bryan
ACA-4 will amend the California Constitution to reinstate the right of incarcerated people to vote by repealing requirements that disqualify electors incarcerated for felony convictions to vote.
AB-1525
60% of Transportation Funds to Priority Populations
Asm Bonta
AB-1525 will require that a minimum of 60% of all eligible transportation dollars are allocated to projects that are located in and provide benefits to disadvantaged communities.
Policy Planks
Mobility
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
AB-421
Referendum Accountability Act of 2023
Asm Bryan
AB-421 will make it more difficult for campaigns to mislead voters in order to qualify for a statewide referendum. This bill would create government oversight of signature collection, transparency on the groups that are funding the referendum and mandate that a minimum of 10% of petitions signatures are collected by unpaid volunteers.
SB-755
California's Layered Energy Application for Residents (CLEAR)
Senator Becker
The California’s Layered Energy Applications for Residents (CLEAR) Act of 2023, would require the CEC to develop and make publicly available a one-stop-shop for people to easily access energy efficiency and building decarbonization programs available in the state for residential buildings and residential electricity customers.
Policy Planks
Public Goods
Rely upon clean, affordable, and reliable utilities, including renewable energy, water, and communications services that are accountable to the people.
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
SB-686
Domestic Workers Health + Safety Act 2023
Senator Durazo
The bill would require a household domestic services employer to comply with and adhere to all applicable occupational safety and health regulations. If they determine additional industry-specific regulations are necessary, this bill also requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to propose those regulations to the standards board for its review, and would require the standards board to adopt regulations by January 1, 2026.
Policy Planks
Good Jobs
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
SB-253
Climate Corporate Accountability Act
Senator Wiener
The bill would require a would require all large U.S.-based corporations doing business in California that make over $1 billion annually to publicly disclose their full carbon footprint in a way that is easily understandable and available to the public.
Policy Planks
Polluters Pay
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
AB-610
Fare Free Student Tranist
Asm Holden
The bill would create the Youth Transit Pass Pilot Program for purposes of awarding grants to transit agencies for the costs of creating, designing, developing, advertising, and implementing free youth transit passes to persons attending certain educational institutions.
SB-555
Social Housing Act
Senator Wahab
This bill, the Social Housing Act of 2023, would declare a 10-year goal of creating 1.2 million units of social housing through a mix of acquisition and new production and a 5-year goal of creating 200,000 units of social housing that are affordable to extremely low and very low income households,. This bill would establish the California Social Housing Fund require the development of a California Social Housing Plan for achieving the aforementioned goals.
ACA-10
Right to Housing in the State Constitution
Asm Haney
ACA 10 would recognize that every Californian has the fundamental human right to adequate housing on an equitable and non-discriminatory basis. State and local jurisdictions would be required to take progressive steps to fully realize adequate housing as a right–not a privilege available only to the few.
Policy Planks
Housing
Community Resilience
Aiding or up lifing communities in the face of the Climate Crisis.
SB-394
School Facilities: Master Plan
Senator Gonzalez
