Sally Tanner

Sally Tanner (December 28, 1926 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician who represented California's 60th District in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1992. During her legislative career she served as chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. Tanner authored a consumer protection act that came to be colloquially referred to as the California Lemon Law (lemon law). In 1987 she co-founded the legislature's "Woman of the Year" program. She became a recipient of the honor in 2009. She was a Democrat.

Education and background Tanner attended Pasadena Community College and the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, California, after which she worked in advertising design and commercial art. She married and had two sons, Timothy and Christopher. followed by experience as an Administrative Assistant to both 58th District California Assemblyman Harvey Johnson for ten years The committee generally considered bills relating to environmental pollutants, chemical and toxic hazards, and product safety.

Tanner introduced numerous bills to clean up the environment throughout her career. even though commonly and officially known as the "California Lemon Law." It mandates refunds, replacements or compensation to consumers for life-threatening problems unfixed in new vehicles for the first 18,000 miles or 18 months, whichever is first. On 1 January 2001, the law was amended to consider a vehicle a lemon if two repair attempts fail.

Tanner was a founding member of the California Legislative Women's Caucus in 1985. At the same time, she was appointed to the Governor's task force on waste, energy and technology and asked to formulate a state waste management plan by Governor George Deukmejian. In 1987, with Republican Assemblywoman Bev Hansen, Tanner co-founded the legislative "Woman of the Year" program. and a street in El Monte was named Sally Tanner Drive in her honor.

In retirement in Ferndale, California, Tanner fished, read and painted,

Tanner died in Ferndale, California in August 2021 at the age of 94.