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
2023-2024 AB 241 2023 – Assembly Bill 241 (Reyes, Eloise), Vehicular air pollution: Clean Transportation Program: vehicle registration and identification plate service fees: smog abatement fee: extension (Dead) Reyes.Eloise Gomez Incentives, Air Quality and Emissions 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 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 1524 2021 - Assembly Bill 1524 (O’Donnell, Patrick), State Air Resources Board: Zero-Emission Drayage Trucks: Project 800 Initiative (Dead)N/A Climate Change, Incentives, Freight Transportation and Ports 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 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 1346 2021 – Assembly Bill 1346 (Berman, Marc), Small Off-Road Engines (Chaptered)Berman.Marc Air Quality and Emissions, Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 96 2021 - Assembly Bill 96 (O’Donnell, Patrick), California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program (2-Year)N/A Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 AB 117 2021 - Assembly Bill 117 (Boerner-Horvath, Tasha), Air Quality Improvement Program (2-Year)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 AB 363 2021 - Assembly Bill 363 (Medina, Jose), Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (2-Year)Medina.Jose Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 AB 745 2021 - Assembly Bill 745 (Gipson, Mike), Air Pollution: Clean Cars 4 All Program (Dead)Gipson.Mike Incentives Dead
2021-2022 AB 992 2021 - Assembly Bill 992 (Cooley, Ken), California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program (Chaptered)Cooley.Ken Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1218 2021 - Assembly Bill 1218 (McCarty, Kevin), Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards: Civil Penalty: Equitable Access to Zero-Emissions Vehicles Fund (Dead)McCarty.Kevin Incentives Dead
2021-2022 AB 1261 2021 - Assembly Bill 1261 (Burke, Autumn), State Air Resources Board: Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Incentive Programs (Chaptered)Burke.Autumn Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1389 2021 - Assembly Bill 1389 (Reyes, Eloise), Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (2-Year)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 372 2021 - Senate Bill 372 (Leyva, Connie), Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: Zero-Emission Vehicles (Chaptered)Leyva.Connie Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 542 2021 - Senate Bill 542 (Limón, Monique), Sales and Use Taxes: Exemption: Medium- or Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Trucks (2-Year)Limón.Monique Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 589 2021 - Senate Bill 589 (Hueso, Ben), Air Pollution: Alternative Vehicles and Vehicle Infrastructure (Chaptered)Hueso.Ben Incentives Chaptered

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