CEJA Action

05/28/2026

🎉 SB 1259 passed the Senate! 🙌

Thank you to everyone who reached out to your Senator to encourage them to vote yes on the Refinery Transparency Act! Our collective efforts paid off, and it passed with 22-10 with ten Senators absent for the vote.

Stay tuned for updates on when this bill will be heard next in the coming months!

See our full response here: https://www.apenaction.org/2026/05/27/sb1259senate/

05/22/2026

enacts critical reforms to the Community Air Protection Program, including common sense action to align local land use planning with program goals.

AB 617 protections are hollow when local governments support the continued industrialization of communities the program is meant to protect.

SB 1075 is essential to promote cleaner air for AB 617 communities throughout the state. We urge the to vote .

Read more from Panfilo at bit.ly/SouthFresno.

Senator Monique Limón
Senator Melissa Hurtado
Senator Anna Caballero
Senator Steve Padilla

05/22/2026

Rushed decisions and backroom deals led to one of the worst rollbacks of environmental protections in California’s recent history last year.

takes important steps to restore some of the environmental oversight and civic engagement lost, including environmental review for advanced manufacturing projects sited in or near the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.

The must vote .

Read more from Christina and Beverly at bit.ly/SenateBill954.

Senator Monique Limón
Senator Melissa Hurtado
Senator Anna Caballero
Senator Steve Padilla

05/17/2026

05/15/2026

Our 2026 Legislative Agenda is out — and it's built from the ground up. 🌱

Across our priority campaigns — Healing the Land & Healing the People, Managed Decline, and Retire & Replace — every bill on this list was collaboratively chosen by our grassroots members to advance tangible improvements in frontline communities.

From refinery accountability to community solar to housing protections: our selection highlights the unity of energy and climate justice with equitable land use principles, and underscores Californians’ rights to both strong economy and clean environment.

📖 Read the full agenda: ceja-action.org/2026/05/06/2026-legislative-agenda/

05/09/2026

Less than 24 hours left to 🚨

Without changes, SB 131 would create an abundance of pollution by exempting toxic “advanced manufacturing” projects from CEQA review.

📞 Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire + Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002

We must act now. Our communities and wildlife depend on it.