California Air Quality and Climate Legislation

CARB’s Office of Legislative Affairs serves as the principal resource on legislative issues relative to air quality and climate change for the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Governor’s Office. The Office of Legislative Affairs provides technical expertise relating to pending legislation and serves as a resource to the Legislature and legislative staff.

CARB's 2020 California Air Quality and Climate Legislation webpage catalogues the most pertinent legislation that CARB's Office of Legislative Affairs tracked during the previous Legislative session. Beginning with the 2020 session, CARB transitioned to this modernized, web-based platform, which can be accessed below. The annual summaries for the 1998 through 2019 sessions are available at CARB's California Air Quality Legislation Archive.

Session Sort ascending Bill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 648 2022 – Assembly Bill 648 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Healthy Forest and Fire Prevention: Appropriation (Dead) Fong.Vince Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 1644 2022 – Assembly Bill 1644 (Flora, Heath), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: California Jobs Plan Act of 2021 (Chaptered) Flora.Heath Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 2 2021 – Assembly Bill 2 (Fong, Vince), Regulation Review (Dead)Fong.Vince Administrative Procedures Dead
2021-2022 AB 29 2021 - Assembly Bill 29 (Cooper, Jim), State Body Meetings (Dead)Cooper.Jim Administrative Procedures Dead
2021-2022 AB 361 2021 – Assembly Bill 361 (Rivas, Robert), State and Local Agency Teleconference Meetings (Chaptered)Rivas.Robert Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 642 2021 – Assembly Bill 642 (Friedman, Laura), Prescribed Burn and Wildfires (Chaptered)Friedman.Laura Air Quality and Emissions, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 844 2021 – Assembly Bill 844 (Grayson, Timothy), Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront Area of Contra Costa County (Chaptered)Grayson.Tim Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 885 2021 – Assembly Bill 885 (Quirk, Bill), Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: Teleconferencing (2-year)Quirk.Bill Administrative Procedures 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1047 2021 – Assembly Bill 1047 (Daly, Tom), Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017: Reporting Internet Website (Dead)Daly.Tom Administrative Procedures, Motor Vehicles Dead
2021-2022 AB 885 2021 – Assembly Bill 885 (Quirk, Bill), Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: Teleconferencing (2-year)Quirk.Bill Administrative Procedures 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1171 2021 – Assembly Bill 1171 (Arambula, Joaquin), California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley (N/A)Arambula.Joaquin Administrative Procedures N/A
2021-2022 AB 1205 2021 – Assembly Bill 1205 (Frazier, Jim), Election of CARB Members (2-year)Frazier.Jim Administrative Procedures 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1291 2021 – Assembly Bill 1291 (Frazier, Jim), State Body Open Meetings (Chaptered)Frazier.Jim Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1429 2021 – Assembly Bill 1429 (Holden, Chris), Records Management Training (Dead)Holden.Chris Administrative Procedures Dead
2021-2022 AB 1523 2021 – Assembly Bill 1523 (Gallagher, James), Regulation of Greenhouse Gases (2-year)Gallagher.James Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1571 2021 – Assembly Bill 1571 (Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy), Postponement of New Regulations on Small Businesses (Dead)Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development Administrative Procedures Dead
2021-2022 SB 46 2021 – Senate Bill 46 (Stern, Henry), American Rescue Plan Funds (2-year)Stern.Henry Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 SB 342 2021 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lorena), Environmental Justice South Coast AQMD Board Members (2-year)Gonzalez.Lorena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 SB 543 2021 – Senate Bill 543 (Limón, Monique), Nonprofit Liaison (2-year)Limón.Monique Administrative Procedures 2-year
2021-2022 SB 600 2021 – Senate Bill 600 (Borgeas, Andreas), Administrative Procedure Act (2-year)Borgeas.Andreas Administrative Procedures 2-year
2021-2022 SB 828 2021 – Senate Bill 828 (Governmental Organization Committee), El Monte Lab as Surplus State Property (Chaptered)Governmental Organization Committee Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 155 2021 – Senate Bill 155 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Budget Trailer Bill: Public Resources (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Waste Management Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 52 2021 – Assembly Bill 52 (Frazier, Jim), Scoping Plan Updates: Wildfires (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 297 2021 – Assembly Bill 297 (Gallagher, James), Fire Prevention (2-Year)Gallagher.James Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 380 2021 – Assembly Bill 380 (Seyarto, Kelly), Forestry: Priority Fuel Reduction Projects (2-Year)Seyarto.Kelly Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 648 2021 – Assembly Bill 648 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Healthy Forest and Fire Prevention: Appropriation (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 792 2021 - Assembly Bill 792 (Flora, Heath), Forestry: Prescribed Burning Agreements (Dead)Flora.Heath Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 968 2021 - Assembly Bill 968 (Frazier, Jim), Wildfire Resilience: Community Certification (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 969 2021 - Assembly Bill 969 (Frazier, Jim), Natural Resources Agency: Wildfire Technology Support: Community Organizations (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 981 2021 - Assembly Bill 981 (Frazier, Jim), Forestry: California Fire Safe Council (Dead)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead

If you have any questions concerning CARB-related legislation, contact the Legislative Office at (916) 322-2896.