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.

31 bills found for '2021 241,'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
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 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 AB 642 2021 – Assembly Bill 642 (Friedman, Laura), Prescribed Burn and Wildfires (Chaptered)Friedman.Laura Air Quality and Emissions, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1270 2021 – Assembly Bill 1270 (Rivas, Luz), Monitoring and Reporting Methane at Natural Gas Plants (2-year)Rivas.Luz Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1296 2021 – Assembly Bill 1296 (Kamlager, Sydney), Environmental Justice South Coast AQMD Board Members (2-year)Kamlager-Dove.Sydney Local Air Districts, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1523 2021 – Assembly Bill 1523 (Gallagher, James), Regulation of Greenhouse Gases (2-year)Gallagher.James Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, 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 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
2021-2022 AB 52 2021 – Assembly Bill 52 (Frazier, Jim), Scoping Plan Updates: Wildfires (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 297 2021 – Assembly Bill 297 (Gallagher, James), Fire Prevention (2-Year)Gallagher.James Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 380 2021 – Assembly Bill 380 (Seyarto, Kelly), Forestry: Priority Fuel Reduction Projects (2-Year)Seyarto.Kelly Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 426 2021 – Assembly Bill 426 (Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca), Toxic Air Contaminants (2-Year)Bauer-Kahan.Rebecca Local Air Districts, Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports 2-year
2021-2022 AB 648 2021 – Assembly Bill 648 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Healthy Forest and Fire Prevention: Appropriation (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 792 2021 - Assembly Bill 792 (Flora, Heath), Forestry: Prescribed Burning Agreements (Dead)Flora.Heath Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 968 2021 - Assembly Bill 968 (Frazier, Jim), Wildfire Resilience: Community Certification (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 969 2021 - Assembly Bill 969 (Frazier, Jim), Natural Resources Agency: Wildfire Technology Support: Community Organizations (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 981 2021 - Assembly Bill 981 (Frazier, Jim), Forestry: California Fire Safe Council (Dead)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 1431 2021 - Assembly Bill 1431 (Frazier, Jim), Forestry: Forest Carbon and Resilience Goals (Dead)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 1559 2021 - Assembly Bill 1559 (O’Donnell, Patrick), Energy: Innovative Renewable Energy for Buildings Act of 2021 (2-Year)N/A Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
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 AB 416 2021 - Assembly Bill 416 (Kalra, Ash), California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act: public works projects: wood and wood products (Vetoed)Kalra.Ash Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Vetoed
2021-2022 AB 1001 2021 – Assembly Bill 1001 (Garcia, Cristina), Environment: Air Pollution and Mitigation Measures for Air and Water Quality Impacts (2-Year)Garcia.Cristina Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts 2-year
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
2021-2022 AB 648 2022 – Assembly Bill 648 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Healthy Forest and Fire Prevention: Appropriation (Dead) Fong.Vince Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 1644 2022 – Assembly Bill 1644 (Flora, Heath), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: California Jobs Plan Act of 2021 (Chaptered) Flora.Heath Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2019-2020 AB 2002 2020 - Assembly Bill 2002 (Kalra, Ash), California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (Dead)Kalra.Ash Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2019-2020 SB 1323 2020 - Senate Bill 1323 (Skinner, Nancy), Carbon Sequestration Goals for Natural and Working Lands (Dead)Skinner.Nancy Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Climate Change 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
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 SB 1099 2020 - Senate Bill 1099 (Dodd, Bill), Deenergization and Critical Facilities’ Emergency Backup Generators (Dead)Dodd.Bill Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead

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