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 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 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 567 2025 – Senate Bill 567 (Limón, Monique), Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program (Chaptered)Limón.Monique Energy Chaptered
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 SB 732 2025 – Senate Bill 732 (Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie), Emergency Backup Generators: Critical Facilities: Exemptions (2-Year)OchoaBogh.Rosilicie Air Quality and Emissions, Energy, Local Air Districts 2-year
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 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 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 825 2025 - Assembly Bill 825 (Petrie-Norris, Cottie), Independent System Operator: Independent Regional Organization (Chaptered)Petrie-Norris.Cottie Energy Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 852 2025 - Assembly Bill 852 (Wallis, Greg), Air Pollution: Oxides of Nitrogen: Gas Appliances (2-Year)Wallis.Greg Energy, Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1238 2025 - Assembly Bill 1238 (DeMaio, Carl), California Energy Consumer Freedom Act: Gas Appliances (2-Year)DeMaio.Carl Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1280 2025 - Assembly Bill 1280 (Garcia, Robert), Industrial Decarbonization Programs: Thermal Energy Storage (Chaptered)Garcia.Robert Energy Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 86 2025 - Senate Bill 86 (McNerney, Jerry), California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (Chaptered)McNerney.Jerry Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 254 2025 - Senate Bill 254 (Becker, Josh), Electricity: Public Financing of Transmission Infrastructure: Wildfire Mitigation: Permitting of Clean Energy Projects (Chaptered)Becker.Josh Energy Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 282 2025 - Senate Bill 282 (Wiener, Scott), Residential Heat Pump Systems: Water Heaters and HVAC Installations (Dead)Wiener.Scott Energy, Local Air Districts Dead
2025-2026 SB 332 2025 - Senate Bill 332 (Wahab, Aisha), Investor-Owned Utilities Accountability Act (Dead)Wahab.Aisha Energy Dead
2025-2026 SB 377 2025 - Senate Bill 377 (Grayson, Tim), Biomethane Procurement Targets (2-Year)Grayson.Tim Energy 2-year
2025-2026 SB 655 2025 - Senate Bill 655 (Stern, Henry), Dwelling Units: Indoor Temperature (Chaptered)Henry Stern Energy Chaptered
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
2023-2024 AB 2513 2024 - Assembly Bill 2513 (Pellerin, Gail), Gas Stoves and Ranges: Warning Label (Vetoed)Pellerin.Gail Climate Change, Energy Vetoed
2023-2024 AB 2750 2024 - Assembly Bill 2750 (Gallagher, James), Electricity Procurement: Generation from Biomass (Chaptered)Gallagher.James Energy Chaptered

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