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.
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- Alvarez.David(1)
- Atkins.Toni(1)
- Boerner Horvath.Tasha(2)
- Bonta.Mia(1)
- Caballero.Anna(3)
- Carrillo.Juan(1)
- Committee on Budget(1)
- Connolly.Damon(1)
- DeMaio.Carl(1)
- Gipson.Mike(1)
- Hertzberg.Robert(1)
- Hurtado.Melissa(1)
- Irwin.Jacqui(1)
- Jackson.Corey(1)
- McNerney.Jerry(2)
- Patterson.Joe(1)
- Reyes.Eloise Gomez(1)
- Schultz.Nick(1)
- Seyarto.Kelly(1)
- Soria.Esmeralda(1)
- Ting.Philip(2)
- Wallis.Greg(1)
- Wicks.Buffy(1)
- Wiener.Scott(2)
- Administrative Procedures
- Air Quality and Emissions
- Alternative Mobility
- Budget
- (-)CEQA
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Enforcement and Penalties
- Environmental Justice
- Forestry and Wildfire Prevention
- Freight Transportation and Ports
- Fuels
- Incentives
- Local Air Districts
- (-)Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Miscellaneous
- Motor Vehicles
- Natural and Working Lands
- Public Transit
- Short-lived Climate Pollutants
- Toxics and Hazardous Waste
- Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing
- Waste Management
33 bills found for '2025,'
| Session Sort ascending | Bill Number | Bill Title | Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | AB 33 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 33 (Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia), Autonomous Vehicles (2-Year) | Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia | Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | 2-year |
| 2025-2026 | AB 1238 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 1238 (DeMaio, Carl), California Energy Consumer Freedom Act: Gas Appliances (2-Year) | DeMaio.Carl | Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | 2-year |
| 2025-2026 | AB 1244 | 2025 – Assembly Bill 1244 (Wicks, Buffy), California Environmental Quality Act: Transportation Impact Mitigation: Transit-oriented Development Implementation Program (2-Year) | Wicks.Buffy | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | 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 674 | 2025 – Assembly Bill 674 (Connolly, Damon), Clean Cars 4 All Program (Dead) | Connolly.Damon | Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Alternative Mobility | Dead |
| 2025-2026 | SB 69 | 2025 – Senate Bill 69 (McNerney, Jerry), Artificial Intelligence Program: Attorney General (Dead) | McNerney.Jerry | Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Dead |
| 2025-2026 | SB 131 | 2025 – Senate Bill 131 (Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Public Resources (Chaptered) | Committee on Budget | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Miscellaneous | Chaptered |
| 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 | SB 231 | 2025 – Senate Bill 231 (Seyarto, Kelly), California Environmental Quality Act: The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Technical Advisory (Dead) | Seyarto.Kelly | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Dead |
| 2025-2026 | AB 1111 | 2025 – Assembly Bill 1111 (Soria, Esmeralda), Pupil Transportation: Schoolbuses: Zero-Emission Vehicles: Scrapping (Dead) | Soria.Esmeralda | Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Dead |
| 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 687 | 2025 – Assembly Bill 687 (Patterson, Joe), Forestry: Timber Operations: Maintenance of Timberlands for Fuels Reduction (2-Year) | Patterson.Joe | Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, CEQA | 2-year |
| 2025-2026 | SB 79 | 2025 – Senate Bill 79 (Wiener, Scott), Housing Development: Transit-oriented Development (Chaptered) | Wiener.Scott | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Chaptered |
| 2025-2026 | SB 71 | 2025 – Senate Bill 71 (Weiner, Scott), California Environmental Quality Act: Exemptions: Transit Projects (Chaptered) | Wiener.Scott | CEQA, Public Transit, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Chaptered |
| 2025-2026 | SB 86 | 2025 - Senate Bill 86 (McNerney, Jerry), California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (Chaptered) | McNerney.Jerry | Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Chaptered |
| 2025-2026 | SB 615 | 2025 - Senate Bill 615 (Allen, Ben), Vehicle Traction Batteries (2-Year) | Allen.Ben | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Toxics and Hazardous Waste | 2-year |
| 2023-2024 | AB 844 | 2023 – Assembly Bill 844 (Gipson, Mike), Zero-emission trucks: insurance (Chaptered) | Gipson.Mike | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles | Chaptered |
| 2023-2024 | AB 1267 | 2023 – Assembly Bill 1267 (Ting, Phil), Zero-emission vehicle incentive programs: gasoline superusers (2-Year) | Ting.Philip | Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | 2-year |
| 2023-2024 | AB 2678 | 2024 - Assembly Bill 2678 (Wallis, Greg), Vehicles: High-occupancy Vehicle Lanes (Chaptered) | Wallis.Greg | Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Chaptered |
| 2023-2024 | SB 800 | 2024 – Senate Bill 800 (Caballero, Anna), Advanced Air Mobility, Zero-Emission, and Electrification Aviation Advisory Panel (Chaptered) | Caballero.Anna | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Chaptered |
| 2023-2024 | SB 800 | 2023 – Senate Bill 800 (Caballero, Anna), Advanced Air Mobility, Zero-Emission, and Electrification Aviation Advisory Panel (Chaptered) | Caballero.Anna | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Chaptered |
| 2023-2024 | AB 2796 | 2024 – Assembly Bill 2796 (Alvarez, David), Equitable Access to Zero-Emissions Vehicles Fund (Dead) | Alvarez.David | Environmental Justice, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles, Incentives | Dead |
| 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 | AB 1267 | 2024 – Assembly Bill 1267 (Ting, Phil), Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive Programs: Gasoline Superusers (Dead) | Ting.Philip | Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | Dead |
| 2021-2022 | SB 1410 | 2022 - SB 1410 (Caballero, Anna), California Environmental Quality Act: Transportation Impacts (Dead) | Caballero.Anna | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Dead |
| 2021-2022 | SB 44 | 2021 - Senate Bill 44 (Allen, Ben), California Environmental Quality Act: Streamlined Judicial Review: Environmental Leadership Transit Projects (Chaptered) | Allen.Ben | CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing | Chaptered |
| 2021-2022 | AB 113 | 2021 – Assembly Bill 113 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Income Taxes: Electric Vehicles (2-Year) | Boerner Horvath.Tasha | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure | 2-year |
| 2021-2022 | AB 1873 | 2022 - Assembly Bill 1873 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Credits: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Dead) | Boerner Horvath.Tasha | Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Incentives | Dead |
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