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.

35 bills found for '2021 241,'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2023-2024 SB 32 2023 – Senate Bill 32 (Jones, Brian), Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension (2-Year) Jones.Brian Fuels, Climate Change 2-year
2023-2024 SB X1 1 2023 – Senate Bill X1 1 (Jones, Brian), Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension (Dead) Jones.Brian Climate Change, Fuels Dead
2023-2024 SBX1 1 2024 – Senate Bill X1 1 (Jones, Brian), Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs: Suspension (Dead) Jones.Brian Climate Change, Fuels Dead
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 111 2021 – Assembly Bill 111 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Transportation: Zero-Emission Vehicles (2-Year)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Fuels, Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 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
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 1463 2021 - Assembly Bill 1463 (O’Donnell, Patrick), California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulations (2-Year)N/A Fuels 2-year
2021-2022 SB 467 2021 - Senate Bill 467 (Wiener, Scott), Oil and Gas: Hydraulic Fracturing, Acid Well Stimulation Treatments, Steam Flooding, Water Flooding, or Cyclic Steaming: Prohibition: Job Relocation (2-Year)Wiener.Scott Fuels 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
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 905 2021 - Assembly Bill 905 (Quirk, Bill), Mobile Fueling On-Demand Tank Vehicles: Performance Standards (2-Year)Quirk.Bill Fuels 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 1312 2021 - Assembly Bill 1312 (Rodriguez, Freddie), Hydrogen Fuel Standard and Tax Credit (2-Year)Rodriguez.Freddie Energy, Fuels, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 18 2021 – Senate Bill 18 (Skinner, Nancy), Evaluations and Role of Hydrogen in Climate Change Goals (Dead)Skinner.Nancy Energy, Fuels, Climate Change Dead
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 439 2021 - Senate Bill 439 (Archuleta, Robert), Green Hydrogen (2-Year)Archuleta.Bob Energy, Fuels 2-year
2021-2022 SB 643 2021 - Senate Bill 643 (Archuleta, Robert), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure and Hydrogen Production Statewide Assessment (Chaptered)Archuleta.Bob Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Fuels, Motor Vehicles Chaptered
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

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