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.

40 bills found for '2021 241,'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2023-2024 SB 32 2023 – Senate Bill 32 (Jones, Brian), Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension (2-Year) Jones.Brian Fuels, Climate Change 2-year
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
2021-2022 SB 261 2021 - Senate Bill 261 (Allen, Ben), Regional Transportation Plans: Sustainable Communities Strategies (2-Year)Allen.Ben Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 475 2021 - Senate Bill 475 (Allen, Ben), Transportation Planning: Sustainable Communities Strategies (2-Year)Allen.Ben Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1270 2021 – Assembly Bill 1270 (Rivas, Luz), Monitoring and Reporting Methane at Natural Gas Plants (2-year)Rivas.Luz Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1523 2021 – Assembly Bill 1523 (Gallagher, James), Regulation of Greenhouse Gases (2-year)Gallagher.James Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 SB 46 2021 – Senate Bill 46 (Stern, Henry), American Rescue Plan Funds (2-year)Stern.Henry Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 SB 726 2021 - Senate Bill 726 (Gonzalez, Lena), Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Technologies: Sustainable Transportation (2-Year)Gonzalez.Lena Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1087 2021 - Assembly Bill 1087 (Chiu, David), Environmental Justice Community Resilience Hubs Program (2-Year)Chiu.David Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 AB 5 2021 – Assembly Bill 5 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority: K–12 Education: transfer (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Alternative Mobility 2-year
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 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 823 2021 - Assembly Bill 823 (Gray, Adam), High-Speed Rail Authority: Trains Powered by Fossil Fuel Combustion Engines (2-Year)Gray.Adam Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 908 2021 - Assembly Bill 908 (Frazier, Jim), Natural Resources Agency: Statewide Natural Resources Inventory (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 943 2021 - Assembly Bill 943 (Garcia, Eduardo), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Investment Plan (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
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 983 2021 - Assembly Bill 983 (Garcia, Eduardo), Community Workforce Agreements: Battery Manufacturing and Lithium-Based Technology (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1108 2021 - Assembly Bill 1108 (Cunningham, Jordan), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Transfer of Solar Tax Exemption (2-Year)Cunningham.Jordan Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1161 2021 - Assembly Bill 1161 (Garcia, Eduardo), Electricity: Eligible Renewable Energy and Zero-Carbon Resources (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1235 2021 - Assembly Bill 1235 (Patterson, Jim), High-Speed Rail: Legislative Oversight (2-Year)Patterson.Jim Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1500 2021 - Assembly Bill 1500 (Garcia, Eduardo), Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022 (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1519 2021 - Assembly Bill 1519 (Gallagher, James), Forestry: Fuels Transportation Program: Biomass Energy Facility: Grant Program (2-Year)Gallagher.James Climate Change 2-year
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 45 2021 - Senate Bill 45 (Portantino, Anthony), Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022 (2-Year)Portantino.Anthony Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 506 2021 - Senate Bill 506 (Jones, Brian), California Environmental Quality Act: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Vegetation Management Projects (2-Year)Jones.Brian CEQA, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 527 2021 - Senate Bill 527 (Melendez, Melissa), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail: Salton Sea Restoration (2-Year)Melendez.Melissa Air Quality and Emissions, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 284 2021 - Assembly Bill 284 (Rivas, Robert), California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Climate Goal: Natural and Working Lands (2-Year)Rivas.Robert Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 766 2021 - Assembly Bill 766 (Gabriel, Jesse), Climate change: corporate disclosures (2-Year)Gabriel.Jesse Climate Change 2-year

Additional Information

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