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.

97 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 2840 2022 - Assembly Bill 2840 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: Air Quality Improvement Strategy (N/A)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts N/A
2021-2022 AB 2852 2022 – Assembly Bill 2852 (Bloom, Richard), Local Air Districts: Independent Special Districts: Funding (Dead)Bloom.Richard Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 AB 2910 2022 – Assembly Bill 2910 (Santiago, Miguel), Nonvehicular Air Pollution: Civil Penalties and Mitigation (Dead)Santiago.Miguel Enforcement and Penalties, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 AB 2954 2020 - Assembly Bill 2954 (Rivas, Robert) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Climate Goal for Natural and Working Lands (Dead)Rivas.Robert Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2019-2020 AB 3128 2020 - Assembly Bill 3128 (Burke, Autumn), Fuel Cell Incentives for Deenergization Events (Dead)Burke.Autumn Air Quality and Emissions, Energy, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 AB 3211 2020 - Assembly Bill 3211 (Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca), Indirect Source Rule (Dead)Bauer-Kahan.Rebecca Local Air Districts, Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports Dead
2021-2022 SB 12 2021 – Senate Bill 12 (McGuire, Mike), Local Government Planning and Zoning: Wildfires (2-Year)McGuire.Mike Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2021-2022 SB 12 2022 - SB 12 (McGuire, Mike), Local Government: Planning and Zoning: Wildfires (Dead)McGuire.Mike Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 SB 63 2021 - Senate Bill 63 (Stern, Henry), Fire Prevention: Vegetation Management: Public Education: Grants: Defensible Space: Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Chaptered)Stern.Henry Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 85 2021 – Senate Bill 85 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Budget Act of 2020 (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Climate Change 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
2019-2020 SB 182 2020 - Senate Bill 182 (Jackson, Hannah-Beth), Local Government Planning and Zoning for Wildfires (Vetoed)Jackson.Hannah Beth Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Climate Change, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Vetoed
2023-2024 SB 310 2023 – Senate Bill 310 (Dodd, Bill), Prescribed Fire: Cultural Burns (2-Year) Dodd.Bill Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Local Air Districts 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 342 2022 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lena), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Environmental Justice Board Membership (Dead)Gonzalez.Lena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 415 2023 – Senate Bill 415 (Durazo, María Elena), Air Quality: Rules and Regulations: Socioeconomic Impacts Assessment (Dead) Durazo.Maria Elena Administrative Procedures, Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 431 2020 - Senate Bill 431 (McGuire, Mike), Backup Electrical Supply Rules for Telecommunications Service (Dead)McGuire.Mike Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 563 2023 – Senate Bill 563 (Archuleta, Bob), Local Air Districts: Dependent and Independent Special Districts: Funding (Dead) Archuleta.Bob Administrative Procedures, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 613 2023 – Senate Bill 613 (Seyarto, Kelly), Organic waste: reduction goals: local jurisdictions: low-population waiver (Chaptered)Seyarto.Kelly Short-lived Climate Pollutants Chaptered
2019-2020 SB 629 2020 - Senate Bill 629 (McGuire, Mike), Notice Requirements for Hearing Boards (N/A)McGuire.Mike Local Air Districts N/A
2023-2024 SB 674 2023 – Senate Bill 674 (Gonzales, Lena), Refineries: Community Air Monitoring Systems: Fence-line Monitoring Systems (2-Year) Gonzales.Lena Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts 2-year
2019-2020 SB 732 2020 - Senate Bill 732 (Allen, Ben), South Coast Air Quality Management District Transactions and Use Tax (Dead)Allen.Ben Air Quality and Emissions, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 SB 771 2021 - Senate Bill 771 (Becker, Josh), Zero-Emissions Vehicle Tax Exemption (2-Year)Becker.Josh Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Local Air Districts, Incentives 2-year
2023-2024 SB 781 2023 – Senate Bill 781 (Stern, Henry), Methane emissions: natural gas producing low methane emissions (Dead)Stern.Henry Short-lived Climate Pollutants Dead
2019-2020 SB 802 2020 - Senate Bill 802 (Glazer, Steven), Deenergization and Health Facility Emergency Backup Generators (Dead)Glaser.Steven Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 858 2020 - Senate Bill 858 (Beall, Jim), Thermal Powerplant Licensing Exemption for Emergency Backup and Standby Generators at Data Centers (Dead)Beall.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 867 2023 – Senate Bill 867 (Allen, Ben), Drought, Flood, and Water Resilience, Wildfire and Forest Resilience, Coastal Resilience, Extreme Heat Mitigation, Biodiversity and Nature-Based Climate Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture (2-Year)Allen.Ben Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Energy 2-year
2019-2020 SB 952 2020 - Senate Bill 952 (Nielsen, Jim), Tax Exemption for Backup Electrical Generators Used During Deenergization Events (Dead)Nielsen.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 986 2020 - Senate Bill 986 (Allen, Ben), Coastal Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and New Development (Dead)Allen.Ben Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Climate Change, Local Air Districts Dead
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

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