SB 237 – Assembly Floor

Big Oil Giveaways

This bill attempts to address California's energy needs as we transition to clean energy, but falls short in its goal. SB 237 significantly expands oil drilling in Kern County without adequate health protections for Kern communities and makes significant concessions to Big Oil billionaires. It fails in its goal to prepare California for our transportation fuel transition, leaving behind workers and communities.

Author: Tim Grayson, Melissa Hurtado, Jerry McNerney, Laura Richardson, and Lori Wilson

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Bill info from the legislature

Issues: Pollution

Opposed

Signed into Law

Status:

Signed into Law

Assembly:

66 Yes
4 No
10 Abstain

Senate:

28 Yes
0 No
12 Abstain

Governor:

Signed

SB 237 – Assembly Floor VotesVote Date: 9/13/25

Member Vote
Dawn Addis (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Patrick Ahrens (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Juan Alanis (R) Yes (anti-environment)
David Alvarez (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Joaquin Arambula (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Anamarie Ávila Farías (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jasmeet Bains (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Steve Bennett (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Marc Berman (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Tasha Boerner (D) No (pro-environment)
Mia Bonta (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Isaac Bryan (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Lisa Calderon (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jessica Caloza (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Juan Carrillo (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Leticia Castillo (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Phillip Chen (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Damon Connolly (D) No (pro-environment)
Laurie Davies (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Carl DeMaio (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Diane Dixon (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Sade Elhawary (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Stan Ellis (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Heath Flora (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Mike Fong (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jesse Gabriel (D) Yes (anti-environment)
James Gallagher (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Robert Garcia (D) No (pro-environment)
Mike Gipson (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jeff Gonzalez (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Mark González (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Heather Hadwick (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Matt Haney (D) Yes (anti-environment)
John Harabedian (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Gregg Hart (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Josh Hoover (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Jacqui Irwin (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Corey Jackson (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Natasha Johnson (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Ash Kalra (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Maggy Krell (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Tom Lackey (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Alex Lee (D) No (pro-environment)
Josh Lowenthal (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Alexandra Macedo (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Tina McKinnor (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Al Muratsuchi (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Stephanie Nguyen (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Liz Ortega (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Blanca Pacheco (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Diane Papan (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Darshana Patel (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Joe Patterson (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Gail Pellerin (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) Yes (anti-environment)
James Ramos (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Rhodesia Ransom (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Robert Rivas (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Celeste Rodriguez (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Michelle Rodriguez (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Chris Rogers (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Blanca Rubio (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Kate Sanchez (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Pilar Schiavo (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Nick Schultz (D) Yes (anti-environment)
LaShae Sharp-Collins (D) Yes (anti-environment)
José Luis Solache Jr. (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Esmeralda Soria (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Catherine Stefani (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Tri Ta (R) Abstain (pro-environment)
David Tangipa (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Avelino Valencia (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Greg Wallis (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Christopher Ward (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Buffy Wicks (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Lori Wilson (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Rick Chavez Zbur (D) Abstain (pro-environment)