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
2025-2026 AB 1266 2025 – Assembly Bill 1266 (Solache, José Luis), Air Districts: Administrative Rulemaking: Standardized Regulatory Impact Analysis (2-Year)Solache.Jose Administrative Procedures, Local Air Districts 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1023 2025 – Assembly Bill 1023 (Gipson, Mike), Coastal Resources: Coastal Development Permits and Procedures: Zero Emissions Port Electrification and Operations Project (2-Year)Gipson.Mike Freight Transportation and Ports 2-year
2025-2026 SB 415 2025 – Senate Bill 415 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Planning and Zoning: Logistics Use Developments: Truck Routes (Chaptered)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 620 2025 – Assembly Bill 620 (Jackson, Corey), Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: Rental Vehicles (Vetoed)Jackson.Corey Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 91 2025 – Assembly Bill 91 (Harabedian, John), State and Local Agencies: Demographic Data (Chaptered)Harabedian.John Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 766 2025 – Assembly Bill 766 (Sharp-Collins, LaShae), State Agencies and Departments: Strategic Plans: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Vetoed)Sharp-Collins.LaShae Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice Vetoed
2025-2026 SB 34 2025 – Senate Bill 34 (Richardson, Laura), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Mobile Sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (Vetoed)Richardson.Laura Freight Transportation and Ports, Local Air Districts Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 652 2025 – Assembly Bill 652 (Alvarez, David), San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: Governing Board: Alternate Members (Chaptered)Alvarez.David Local Air Districts, Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 1039 2025 – Assembly Bill 1039 (Hart, Gregg), State-Funded Assistance Grants and Contracts: Advance Payments (2-Year)Hart.Gregg Administrative Procedures 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1242 2025 – Assembly Bill 1242 (Nguyen, Stephanie), Language Access (2-Year)Nguyen.Stephanie Administrative Procedures 2-year
2025-2026 SB 153 2025 – Senate Bill 153 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Transportation Budget Trailer Bill. (Chaptered)Committee on Budget Budget, Freight Transportation and Ports Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 605 2025 – Assembly Bill 605 (Muratsuchi, Al), Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot Program (2-Year)Muratsuchi.Al Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 735 2025 – Assembly Bill 735 (Carrillo, Juan), Planning and Zoning: Logistics Use Developments: Truck Routes (2-Year)Carrillo.Juan Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 AB 272 2025 – Assembly Bill 272 (Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia), Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (2-Year)Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia Incentives, Freight Transportation and Ports, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2025-2026 SB 496 2025 – Senate Bill 496 (Hurtado, Melissa), Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: Appeals Advisory Committee: Exemptions (Dead)Hurtado.Melissa Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles Dead
2025-2026 AB 1250 2025 – Assembly Bill 1250 (Papan, Diane), Transit Operators: Paratransit: Recertification of Eligibility (N/A)Papan.Diane Freight Transportation and Ports, Fuels N/A
2025-2026 SB 298 2025 – Senate Bill 298 (Caballero, Anna), State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: Seaports: Plan: Alternative Fuels (Vetoed)Caballero.Anna Fuels, Freight Transportation and Ports Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 471 2025 - AB 471 (Hart, Gregg), County Air Pollution Control Districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: Board Members (Chaptered) Hart.Gregg Administrative Procedures, Local Air Districts Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 1232 2025 - AB 1232 (Ávila Farías, Anamarie), Administrative Procedure Act: Proposed Regulations: Cost of Living Impact (Dead)Avila-Farias Administrative Procedures Dead
2025-2026 AB 939 2025 – Assembly Bill 939 (Schultz, Nick), The Safe, Sustainable, Traffic-Reducing Transportation Bond Act of 2026 (2-Year)Schultz.Nick Incentives, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2025-2026 SB 688 2025 - SB 688 (Niello, Roger), Office of Regulatory Counsel (Dead) Niello.Roger Administrative Procedures Dead
2025-2026 AB 907 2025 - AB 907 (Chen, Phillip), CARB: Board Members: Compensation (2-Year)Chen.Phillip Administrative Procedures, Local Air Districts 2-year
2025-2026 SB 441 2025 - SB 441 (Hurtado, Melissa), CARB: Membership: Removal: Regulations: Review (2-Year)Hurtado.Melissa Administrative Procedures 2-year
2025-2026 SB 474 2025 - SB 474 (Niello, Roger), CARB: Regulatory Authority: Revocation (2-Year)Niello.Roger Administrative Procedures 2-year
2025-2026 SB 470 2025 - SB 470 (Laird, John), Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: Teleconferencing (Chaptered)Laird.John Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2023-2024 AB 1296 2024 – Assembly Bill 1296 (Grayson, Tim), Bar Pilots: Regulation of Vessels (Vetoed)N/A Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports Vetoed
2023-2024 AB 2535 2024 – Assembly Bill 2535 (Bonta, Mia), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (Dead)Bonta.Mia Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Environmental Justice Dead
2023-2024 ABX2 8 2024 – Assembly Bill X2-8 (Gipson, Mike), Air Pollution: Tanker Vessels: At-Berth Requirements: Delay (Dead)Gipson.Mike Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports Dead
2023-2024 AB 1755 2024 – Assembly Bill 1755 (Kalra, Ash), Civil Actions: Restitution for or Replacement of a New Motor Vehicle (Chaptered)Kalra.Ash Administrative Procedures, Motor Vehicles, Miscellaneous Chaptered
2023-2024 AB 2626 2024 – Assembly Bill 2626 (Dixon, Diane), Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations: Local Governments (Dead)Dixon.Diane Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Motor Vehicles Dead

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