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
2025-2026 AB 12 2025 – Assembly Bill 12 (Wallis, Greg), Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: Regulations (2-Year) Wallis.Greg Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 23 2025 – Assembly Bill 23 (DeMaio, Carl), The Cost of Living Reduction Act of 2025 (2-Year) DeMaio.Carl Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 34 2025 – Assembly Bill 34 (Patterson, Joe), Air Pollution: Regulations: Consumer Costs: Review (2-Year) Patterson.Joe Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 41 2025 – Assembly Bill 41 (Macedo, Alexandra), State Air Resources Board: Regulations: Impact Estimates: Retail Gasoline Prices: Public Disclosure (2-Year) Macedo.Alexandra Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 406 2025 – Assembly Bill 406 (Schiavo, Pilar), Employment: Unlawful Discrimination: Victims of Violence (N/A) Schiavo.Pilar Fuels N/A
2025-2026 AB 555 2025 – Assembly Bill 555 (Jackson, Corey), Air Resources: Regulatory Impacts: Transportation Fuel Costs (Dead) Jackson.Corey Climate Change, Fuels Dead
2025-2026 AB 839 2025 – Assembly Bill 839 (Rubio, Blanca), California Environmental Quality Act: Expedited Judicial Review: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects (2-Year) Rubio.Blanca Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 SB 2 2025 – Senate Bill 2 (Jones, Brian), Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: Regulations (2-Year) Jones.Brian Climate Change, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 SB 237 2025 – Senate Bill 237 (Grayson, Tim), Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources (Chaptered) Grayson.Tim Climate Change, Fuels Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 939 2025 – Assembly Bill 939 (Schultz, Nick), The Safe, Sustainable, Traffic-Reducing Transportation Bond Act of 2026 (2-Year)Schultz.Nick Incentives, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2025-2026 AB 267 2025 - Assembly Bill 267 (Macedo, Alexandra), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail: Water Infrastructure and Wildfire Prevention (2-Year)Macedo.Alexandra Climate Change, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2025-2026 AB 273 2025 - Assembly Bill 273 (Sanchez, Kate), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail: Infrastructure Improvements (2-Year)Sanchez.Kate Climate Change, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2025-2026 SB 348 2025 – Senate Bill 348 (Hurtado, Melissa), State Air Resources Board: Low Carbon Fuel Standard (Dead) Hurtado.Melissa Climate Change, Fuels Dead
2025-2026 SB 801 2025 – Senate Bill 801 (Hurtado, Melissa), Agricultural Workers: Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions: Definitions (N/A) Hurtado.Melissa Climate Change, Fuels N/A
2025-2026 AB 650 2025 - Assembly Bill 650 (Papan, Diane), Planning and Zoning: Housing Element: Regional Housing Needs Allocation (Vetoed)Papan.Diane Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 1244 2025 – Assembly Bill 1244 (Wicks, Buffy), California Environmental Quality Act: Transportation Impact Mitigation: Transit-oriented Development Implementation Program (2-Year)Wicks.Buffy CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2025-2026 SB 415 2025 – Senate Bill 415 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Planning and Zoning: Logistics Use Developments: Truck Routes (Chaptered)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 30 2025 - Assembly Bill 30 (Alvarez, David), State Air Resources Board: Gasoline Specifications: Ethanol Blends (Chaptered)Alvarez.David Fuels, Climate Change, Air Quality and Emissions Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 13 2025 – Senate Bill 13 (Grove, Shannon), Oil and Gas (Dead)Grove.Shannon Air Quality and Emissions, Fuels Dead
2025-2026 SB 131 2025 – Senate Bill 131 (Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Public Resources (Chaptered)Committee on Budget CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Miscellaneous Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 605 2025 – Assembly Bill 605 (Muratsuchi, Al), Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot Program (2-Year)Muratsuchi.Al Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Fuels 2-year
2025-2026 AB 735 2025 – Assembly Bill 735 (Carrillo, Juan), Planning and Zoning: Logistics Use Developments: Truck Routes (2-Year)Carrillo.Juan Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 SB 231 2025 – Senate Bill 231 (Seyarto, Kelly), California Environmental Quality Act: The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Technical Advisory (Dead)Seyarto.Kelly CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2025-2026 AB 1250 2025 – Assembly Bill 1250 (Papan, Diane), Transit Operators: Paratransit: Recertification of Eligibility (N/A)Papan.Diane Freight Transportation and Ports, Fuels N/A
2025-2026 SB 79 2025 – Senate Bill 79 (Wiener, Scott), Housing Development: Transit-oriented Development (Chaptered)Wiener.Scott CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 298 2025 – Senate Bill 298 (Caballero, Anna), State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: Seaports: Plan: Alternative Fuels (Vetoed)Caballero.Anna Fuels, Freight Transportation and Ports Vetoed
2025-2026 SB 71 2025 – Senate Bill 71 (Weiner, Scott), California Environmental Quality Act: Exemptions: Transit Projects (Chaptered)Wiener.Scott CEQA, Public Transit, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 1223 2025 - Assembly Bill 1223 (Nguyen, Stephanie), Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act: Sacramento Transportation Authority (Chaptered)Nguyen.Stephanie Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 1275 2025 - Assembly Bill 1275 (Elhawary, Sade), Regional Housing Needs: Regional Transportation Plan (Chaptered)Elhawary.Sade Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 1421 2025 - Assembly Bill 1421 (Wilson, Lori), Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee (2-Year)Wilson.Lori Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year

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