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 620 2025 – Assembly Bill 620 (Jackson, Corey), Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: Rental Vehicles (Vetoed)Jackson.Corey Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 438 2025 – Assembly Bill 438 (Hadwick, Heather), Authorized Emergency Vehicles (Chaptered)Hadwick.Heather Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 272 2025 – Assembly Bill 272 (Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia), Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (2-Year)Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia Incentives, Freight Transportation and Ports, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2025-2026 AB 911 2025 – Assembly Bill 911 (Carrillo, Juan), Emergency Telecommunications Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (2-Year)Carrillo.Juan Enforcement and Penalties, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1111 2025 – Assembly Bill 1111 (Soria, Esmeralda), Pupil Transportation: Schoolbuses: Zero-Emission Vehicles: Scrapping (Dead)Soria.Esmeralda Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Dead
2025-2026 AB 1368 2025 – Assembly Bill 1368 (Wallis, Greg), Smog Check: Exemption (2-Year)Wallis.Greg Air Quality and Emissions, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2025-2026 SB 77 2025 – Senate Bill 77 (Grove, Shannon), State Vehicle Fleet: Light-Duty Vehicles: Raw Materials: Child Labor (Dead)Grove.Shannon Environmental Justice, Motor Vehicles Dead
2025-2026 SB 496 2025 – Senate Bill 496 (Hurtado, Melissa), Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: Appeals Advisory Committee: Exemptions (Dead)Hurtado.Melissa Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles Dead
2025-2026 SB 712 2025 – Senate Bill 712 (Grove, Shannon), Smog Check: Motor Vehicles: Exemption (Dead)Grove.Shannon Air Quality and Emissions, Motor Vehicles Dead
2025-2026 AB 33 2025 - Assembly Bill 33 (Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia), Autonomous Vehicles (2-Year)Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year

If you have any questions concerning CARB-related legislation, contact the Legislative Office at (916) 322-2896.