Proving himself once again to be a stalwart shepherd of cross-issue priorities, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas advanced numerous key bills in the 2024 legislative session both through his own votes and through his leadership of the Assembly itself. While some of the boldest progressive legislation to emerge from the legislature in 2024 was ultimately vetoed, Speaker Rivas’ guidance helped to send several high-impact bills to the Governor’s desk, including AB 3233, a landmark environmental bill which expands local authority to block oil and gas drilling near neighborhoods and other vulnerable areas. Speaker Rivas engaged with the priorities across the board, passing new gun violence prevention legislation to protect children, numerous protections for renters, and vital legislation like AB 2584, which would have pumped the brakes on the ability of massive corporations to buy up and inflate the price of housing across the Golden State. With support for 50 bills evaluated by this scorecard, Speaker Rivas’ 100 percent score is well-earned.