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 SB 227 2021 – Senate Bill 227 (Jones, Brian), Off-Highway Vehicles (Dead)Jones.Brian Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 SB 366 2021 – Senate Bill 366 (Umberg, Thomas), Automobile Dismantling Task Force (Chaptered)Umberg.Thomas Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 430 2021 - Senate Bill 430 (Borgeas, Andreas), Civil Penalties Reductions or Waivers (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 AB 5 2021 – Assembly Bill 5 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority: K–12 Education: transfer (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Alternative Mobility 2-year
2021-2022 AB 823 2021 - Assembly Bill 823 (Gray, Adam), High-Speed Rail Authority: Trains Powered by Fossil Fuel Combustion Engines (2-Year)Gray.Adam Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1235 2021 - Assembly Bill 1235 (Patterson, Jim), High-Speed Rail: Legislative Oversight (2-Year)Patterson.Jim Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 140 2021 – Assembly Bill 140 (Committee on Budget), Housing (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 859 2021 – Assembly Bill 859 (Irwin, Jacqui), Mobility devices: Personal Information (Dead)Irwin.Jacqui Alternative Mobility, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2021-2022 AB 1147 2021 – Assembly Bill 1147 (Friedman, Laura), Regional Transportation Plan: Active Transportation Program (Vetoed)Friedman.Laura Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility Vetoed
2021-2022 SB 140 2021 – Senate Bill 140 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Housing (2-year)Budget.Committee Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility 2-year
2021-2022 AB 302 2021 - Assembly Bill 302 (Ward, Christopher), San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board: Regulation of For-Hire Vehicle and Passenger Jitney Services (Chaptered)Ward.Christopher Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 210 2021 - Senate Bill 210 (Wiener, Scott), Automated License Plate Recognition Systems: Use of Data (2-Year)Wiener.Scott Enforcement and Penalties 2-year
2021-2022 SB 214 2021 - Senate Bill 214 (Bates, Patricia), Neighborhood Electric Vehicles: County of Orange: Ranch Plan Planned Community (Chaptered)Bates.Patricia Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 338 2021 - Senate Bill 338 (Gonzalez, Lena), Joint and Several Liability of Port Drayage Motor Carrier Customers: Health and Safety Violations: Prior Offenders: Liability Owed to the State (Chaptered)Gonzalez.Lena Enforcement and Penalties Chaptered
2019-2020 SB 1020 2020 - Senate Bill 1020 (Dahle, Brian), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Dahle.Brian Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 1415 2020 - Senate Bill 1415 (Borgeas, Andreas), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 AB 3199 2020 - Assembly Bill 3199 (Kiley, Kevin), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority Funding Transfer (Dead)Kiley.Kevin Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead

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