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Affordability

California’s affordability crisis is worsening due to climate change. Individuals shouldn’t have to pay for polluter-caused climate impacts through rising prices, and state leaders must champion policies that bring down costs for Californians. We used the following affordability bills to determine legislators’ scores for the 2025 Scorecard:

BillStatus
AB 1167 (Berman) California Ratepayer Protection ActSigned
AB 1236 (Celeste Rodriguez) Climate and Sustainability Insurance and Risk Reduction ProgramFailed
AB 1243 (Addis) Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025Failed
SB 222 (Wiener) Affordable Insurance and Climate Recovery ActFailed
SB 254 (Becker, Wahab, Petrie-Norris) Electricity AffordabilitySigned
SB 330 (Padilla) Transmission FinancingFailed
SB 350 (Durazo) Low-Income Water Rate Assistance ProgramFailed
SB 541 (Becker) Clean Energy Load Shifting SolutionsFailed
SB 636 (Menjivar) Hardship Deferments for Energy ServiceFailed
SB 684 (Menjivar) Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025Failed