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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. Her legislative career encompassed environmental issues, including serving as chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. On consumer issues, Tanner was the author of a consumer protection act that came to be colloquially referred to as the California Lemon Law. As a 1987 co-founder of the legislature's "Woman of the Year" program, she also became a recipient of the honor in 2009.