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

Member Vote
Ben Allen (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Marie Alvarado-Gil (R) Abstain (pro-environment)
Bob Archuleta (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jesse Arreguín (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Angelique Ashby (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Josh Becker (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Catherine Blakespear (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Chris Cabaldon (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Anna Caballero (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Sabrina Cervantes (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Steven Choi (R) Abstain (pro-environment)
Dave Cortese (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Megan Dahle (R) Abstain (pro-environment)
María Elena Durazo (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Lena Gonzalez (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Tim Grayson (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Shannon Grove (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Melissa Hurtado (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Brian Jones (R) Yes (anti-environment)
John Laird (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Monique Limón (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Mike McGuire (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Jerry McNerney (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Caroline Menjivar (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Roger Niello (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Steve Padilla (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Sasha Renée Pérez (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Eloise Gómez Reyes (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Laura Richardson (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Susan Rubio (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Kelly Seyarto (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Henry Stern (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Tony Strickland (R) Yes (anti-environment)
Thomas Umberg (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Suzette Martinez Valladares (R) Abstain (pro-environment)
Aisha Wahab (D) Yes (anti-environment)
Akilah Weber Pierson (D) Abstain (pro-environment)
Scott Wiener (D) Abstain (pro-environment)