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 28 2025 - Assembly Bill 28 (Schiavo, Pilar), Solid Waste Landfills: Subsurface Temperatures (2-Year)Schiavo.Pilar Waste Management, Environmental Justice, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 SB 730 2025 – SB 730 (Hurtado, Melissa), Consumer Products: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (2-Year)Hurtado.Melissa Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1338 2025 - AB 1338 (Solache, José Luis), Metal Shredding Facilities: Regulations (2-Year)Solache.Jose Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts 2-year
2025-2026 AB 872 2025 - AB 872 (Rubio, Blanca), Environmental Health: Product Safety: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (2-Year)Rubio.Blanca Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 AB 70 2025 - Assembly Bill 70 (Aguiar-Curry), Solid Waste: Organic Waste: Diversion: Biomethane (Chaptered)Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia Air Quality and Emissions, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Waste Management Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 237 2025 – Senate Bill 237 (Grayson, Tim), Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources (Chaptered) Grayson.Tim Climate Change, Fuels Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 2 2025 – Senate Bill 2 (Jones, Brian), Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: Regulations (2-Year) Jones.Brian Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 839 2025 – Assembly Bill 839 (Rubio, Blanca), California Environmental Quality Act: Expedited Judicial Review: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects (2-Year) Rubio.Blanca Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 SB 318 2025 - SB 318 (Becker, Josh), Air Pollution: Stationary Sources: Best Available Control Technology (Dead)Becker.Josh Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2025-2026 ABX1 14 2025 - ABX1 14 (Castillo, Leticia), Generators: Air Pollution Regulations: Income Tax Credits (Dead) Castillo.Leticia Air Quality and Emissions Dead
2025-2026 AB 1305 2025 - AB 1305 (Arambula, Joaquin), Local Air Districts: Permit Information (Dead)Arambula.Joaquin Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2025-2026 AB 555 2025 – Assembly Bill 555 (Jackson, Corey), Air Resources: Regulatory Impacts: Transportation Fuel Costs (Dead) Jackson.Corey Climate Change, Fuels Dead
2025-2026 AB 406 2025 – Assembly Bill 406 (Schiavo, Pilar), Employment: Unlawful Discrimination: Victims of Violence (N/A) Schiavo.Pilar Fuels N/A
2025-2026 AB 41 2025 – Assembly Bill 41 (Macedo, Alexandra), State Air Resources Board: Regulations: Impact Estimates: Retail Gasoline Prices: Public Disclosure (2-Year) Macedo.Alexandra Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 34 2025 – Assembly Bill 34 (Patterson, Joe), Air Pollution: Regulations: Consumer Costs: Review (2-Year) Patterson.Joe Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 23 2025 – Assembly Bill 23 (DeMaio, Carl), The Cost of Living Reduction Act of 2025 (2-Year) DeMaio.Carl Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 12 2025 – Assembly Bill 12 (Wallis, Greg), Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: Regulations (2-Year) Wallis.Greg Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
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 SB 732 2025 - SB 732 (Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie), Emergency Backup Generators: Critical Facilities: Exemptions (2-Year)OchoaBogh.Rosilicie Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts 2-year
2025-2026 SB 532 2025 - SB 532 (Dahle, Megan), Air Basins (2-Year)Dahle.Megan Air Quality and Emissions 2-year

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