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Dawn Addis

Democrat, State Assembly
District 30, San Luis Obispo
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2022-present

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Bio

Dawn Addis, 53, is a former special education teacher. She is the Assembly appointee to the Ocean Protection Council and chairs the budget health subcommittee. She has a master’s degree in special education from San Francisco State. In 2018, she won her first elected office to the Morro Bay City Council. In the Legislature, she’s introduced legislation pertaining to offshore wind farms and has advocated for childhood sexual assault victims. Addis and her husband have two children and two rescue pets.

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Ideology

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Bill Activity

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Of 41 bills:
9 Passed
10 Failed
22 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 41 bills: 9 passed, 10 failed, and 22 are currently pending.

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Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
ATT$250Nov 12, 2022Ticket to attend Panetta Institute Fundraiser
California Democratic Party$137.46Nov 9, 2022Dinner
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$94Jul 27, 2022Lodging
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$88.09Jul 27, 2022Meal
California Democratic Party$61.78Nov 9, 2022Lunch
Women in California Leadership$46.01Dec 5, 20222 office plants

Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#77/120

This legislator is ranked 77th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Dawn Addis

AB 1907
California Health Benefit Exchange.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

In Progress
California Health Benefit Exchange.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health
AB 2134
City council members: absences without permission.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government

In Progress
City council members: absences without permission.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government
AB 2615
Educational equity: discrimination.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education

In Progress
Educational equity: discrimination.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education
AB 2486
Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

In Progress
Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

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Jun 10, 2026

AB 1159

Student personal information.

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Jun 10, 2026

AB 2134

City council members: absences without permission.

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Jun 9, 2026

AB 2731

Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.

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Jun 3, 2026

AB 1876

Health care coverage: nondiscrimination.

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May 27, 2026

AB 2254

Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.

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May 27, 2026

AB 2393

False imprisonment: false arrest: remedies.

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May 26, 2026

AB 2704

Fee Schedule Intensive Technical Support for Onboarding Program.

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May 26, 2026

AB 2486

Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.

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May 26, 2026

AB 1539

Presidential elections: qualifications for office.

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May 21, 2026

AB 1744

Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

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May 21, 2026

AB 1907

California Health Benefit Exchange.

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May 11, 2026

AB 2134

City council members: absences without permission.

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District

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District 30 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

Dalila Epperson
37.6%
Dawn Addis
62.4%
WON

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Census Data

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