In 2022, the California Legislature passed SB 54 with broad bipartisan support. Twenty-nine senators and sixty-seven assemblymembers, Democrats, Republicans, and one Independent, voted to move California forward. These are their names.
On the Assembly floor: the final vote was 67 yes, 2 no, 11 not recorded.
On the Senate floor: the concurrence vote was 29 yes, 0 no, 11 not recorded.
Years of service reflect total time in the California Legislature, including both the Assembly and the Senate where applicable. District numbers reflect the current district for members still serving, and the district held at the time of the SB 54 vote for former members.
A note on the seven who moved chambers: Seven members voted for SB 54 in the Assembly and have since been elected to the State Senate. They are listed here in the Assembly section, with the Assembly district they held at the time of the vote, and a note indicating their current Senate seat. Roster and current status verified against official chamber pages, August 2026.
On the signing: SB 54 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on June 30, 2022, and chaptered as Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022.
Californians came together on plastic pollution. The people on this list made that possible. Let’s stay the course.
