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.
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- Carrillo.Juan(1)
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- Administrative Procedures
- Air Quality and Emissions
- Alternative Mobility
- Budget
- CEQA
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Enforcement and Penalties
- Environmental Justice
- Forestry and Wildfire Prevention
- (-)Freight Transportation and Ports
- Fuels
- Incentives
- Local Air Districts
- Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Miscellaneous
- Motor Vehicles
- Natural and Working Lands
- Public Transit
- Short-lived Climate Pollutants
- Toxics and Hazardous Waste
- Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing
- (-)Waste Management
25 bills found for '2025,'
| Session Sort ascending | Bill Number | Bill Title | Author | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 70 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 70 (Aguiar-Curry), Solid Waste: Organic Waste: Diversion: Biomethane (Chaptered) | Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia | Air Quality and Emissions, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Waste Management | Chaptered |
| 2025-2026 | AB 643 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 643 (Wilson, Lori), Climate Change: Short-lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reduction (2-Year) | Wilson.Lori | Climate Change, Natural and Working Lands, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Waste Management | 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 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 | SB 34 | 2025 – Senate Bill 34 (Richardson, Laura), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Mobile Sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (Vetoed) | Richardson.Laura | Freight Transportation and Ports, Local Air Districts | Vetoed |
| 2025-2026 | SB 153 | 2025 – Senate Bill 153 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Transportation Budget Trailer Bill. (Chaptered) | Committee on Budget | Budget, Freight Transportation and Ports | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | AB 1023 | 2025 – Assembly Bill 1023 (Gipson, Mike), Coastal Resources: Coastal Development Permits and Procedures: Zero Emissions Port Electrification and Operations Project (2-Year) | Gipson.Mike | Freight Transportation and Ports | 2-year |
| 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 | AB 1046 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 1046 (Bains, Jasmeet), Short-lived Climate Pollutants: Recovered Organic Waste Product: Agricultural Crop Preparation Service (Chaptered) | Bains.Jasmeet | Climate Change, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Natural and Working Lands, Waste Management | Chaptered |
| 2025-2026 | AB 337 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 337 (Bennet, Steve), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Grant Program: Edible Food (Dead) | Bennett.Steve | Climate Change, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Waste Management | Dead |
| 2025-2026 | AB 28 | 2025 - Assembly Bill 28 (Schiavo, Pilar), Solid Waste Landfills: Subsurface Temperatures (2-Year) | Schiavo.Pilar | Waste Management, Environmental Justice, Short-lived Climate Pollutants, Air Quality and Emissions | 2-year |
| 2023-2024 | AB 1296 | 2024 – Assembly Bill 1296 (Grayson, Tim), Bar Pilots: Regulation of Vessels (Vetoed) | N/A | Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports | Vetoed |
| 2023-2024 | AB 2535 | 2024 – Assembly Bill 2535 (Bonta, Mia), Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (Dead) | Bonta.Mia | Freight Transportation and Ports, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Environmental Justice | Dead |
| 2023-2024 | ABX2 8 | 2024 – Assembly Bill X2-8 (Gipson, Mike), Air Pollution: Tanker Vessels: At-Berth Requirements: Delay (Dead) | Gipson.Mike | Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports | Dead |
| 2023-2024 | AB 2626 | 2024 – Assembly Bill 2626 (Dixon, Diane), Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations: Local Governments (Dead) | Dixon.Diane | Enforcement and Penalties, Freight Transportation and Ports, Motor Vehicles | Dead |
| 2021-2022 | AB 2878 | 2022 - AB 2878 (Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia), Forest Biomass Waste Utilization Program (Dead) | Aguiar-Curry.Cecilia | Energy, Climate Change, Waste Management | Dead |
| 2021-2022 | AB 734 | 2021 – Assembly Bill 734 (Garcia, Eduardo), Organic Waste Reduction Goals: Edible Food (2-Year) | Garcia.Eduardo | Climate Change, Waste Management, Air Quality and Emissions | 2-year |
| 2019-2020 | AB 2612 | 2020 – Assembly Bill 2612 (Maienschein, Brian), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Recycling Appropriation (Dead) | Maienschein.Brian | Climate Change, Waste Management | Dead |
| N/A | SB 30 | 2025 – Senate Bill 30 (Cortese, Dave), Diesel-Powered On-Track Equipment: Decommissioning: Resale and Transfer Restrictions (Chaptered) | Cortese.Dave | Freight Transportation and Ports | Chaptered |
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