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 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 66 2021 – Senate Bill 66 (Allen, Ben), California Council on the Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicle Technology (Dead)Allen.Ben Motor Vehicles Dead
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 1047 2021 – Assembly Bill 1047 (Daly, Tom), Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017: Reporting Internet Website (Dead)Daly.Tom Administrative Procedures, Motor Vehicles Dead
2021-2022 AB 220 2021 - Assembly Bill 220 (Voepel, Randy), Smog Check: Exemption (2-Year)Voepel.Randy Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 AB 467 2021 - Assembly Bill 467 (Grayson, Timothy), Smog Check: Exemption: Historic Vehicles (2-Year)Grayson.Tim Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 AB 794 2021 - Assembly Bill 794 (Carrillo, Wendy), Air Pollution: Purchase of New Drayage and Short-Haul Trucks: Incentive Programs: Eligibility: Labor Standards (Chaptered)Carrillo.Wendy Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1069 2021 - Assembly Bill 1069 (Lackey, Tom), Zero-Emission Passenger Vehicles: Underrepresented Communities (2-Year)Lackey.Tom Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1364 2021 - Assembly Bill 1364 (Flora, Heath), Motor Vehicle Inspection Program: License Fees: Smog Checks (2-Year)Flora.Heath Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 AB 33 2021 - Assembly Bill 33 (Ting, Philip), Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (Chaptered)Ting.Philip Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles, Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 365 2021 - Assembly Bill 365 (O’Donnell, Patrick), Sales Tax Exclusion for Zero-Emission and Near-Zero-Emission Drayage Trucks (2-Year)N/A Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Freight Transportation and Ports, Incentives, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 AB 726 2021 - Assembly Bill 726 (Garcia, Eduardo), Capital Investment Incentive Program (Chaptered)Garcia.Eduardo Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Incentives, Fuels, Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 906 2021 - Assembly Bill 906 (Carrillo, Wendy), Zero-Emission Trucks: Tax and Fee Exemptions (2-Year)Carrillo.Wendy Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Incentives, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 SB 437 2021 - Senate Bill 437 (Wieckowski, Bob), Public Owned Utilities Rate Design Supporting Transportation Electrification (Chaptered)Wieckowski.Bob Energy, Fuels, Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles 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
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 500 2021 – Senate Bill 500 (Min, Dave), Autonomous Vehicles: Zero Emissions (Chaptered)Min.Dave Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Climate Change, Motor Vehicles, Air Quality and Emissions Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 570 2021 – Senate Bill 570 (Wieckowski, Bob), Vehicle Equipment (Chaptered)Wieckowski.Bob Motor Vehicles 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 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

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