Calling your national, state, or local government official is surprisingly easy. In fact, if you start making a lengthy speech on the phone, you might even get cut off. Here are the five key points you need share when calling your representative:

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• Your name

• Representative’s name and that you are their constituent

• Organization with which you are involved (if applicable)

• Legislative Bill Number

• Your support or disapproval of that Bill

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Don’t know your State Senator or Assembly Member?  Click Here to find out and get their contact info!

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NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO LIST THE NUMBER OF THE BILL in your support email or call. THE TITLE IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.

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The SFV Climate Reality Chapter is currently supporting the following bills (as of 8/16/24):

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Call your State Senator and ask them to vote YES on: ​

• AB 3233 (Addis): Oil and Gas Operations: Local Control Restrictions

• AB 1866 (Hart): Capping of Long Term Idle Oil Wells

• AB 2716 (Bryan): Capping of Low Production Oil Wells Near Sensitive Receptors (with fines as defined)

• AB 2236 (Bauer Kahan): Prohibition of Plastic "Reusable" Grocery Bags

• AB 2537 (Addis): Offshore Wind Energy Generation

• AB 1992 (Boerner): Blue Carbon

• AB 1889 (Friedman): Wildlife Connectivity

• AB 2196 (Connolly): Beaver Restoration

• AB 2509 (Kalra): Integrated Pest Management, Invasive Species

• AB 2552 (Friedman): Ban Rodenticides in Wildlife Habitat Areas

 

Sample Script:  Hi, my name is _____________ and I am a constituent of Senator _________________________. I am asking Senator _________________ to vote YES on AB3233, AB1866, AB2716, AB2236, AB2537, AB1992, AB1889, AB2196, AB2509, and AB2552 when they come to the floor for a vote.

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Call your State Assemblymember and ask them to vote YES on:

• SB 1053 (Blakespear and Allen): Prohibition of Plastic "Reusable" Grocery Bags (companion bill to AB 2236)

• SB 1147 (Portantino): Bottled Drinking Water: Microplastics Levels

• SB 1143 (Allen): Household Hazardous Waste: Producer Responsibility

• SB 1374 (Becker): Net Energy Metering

• SB 1156 (Hurtado): Groundwater Sustainability Agencies: Financial Disclosures

• SB 1304 (Limón): Underground Injection Control: Aquifer Exemption

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Sample Script: Hi, my name is _____________ and I am a constituent of Assemblymember _____________________. I am asking Assemblymember _________________ to vote YES on SB1053, SB1147, SB1143, SB1374, SB1156, and SB1304 when they come to the floor for a vote.

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If you would like more information on these bills, visit https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/.