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.

31 bills found for '2025,'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2025-2026 SB 318 2025 - SB 318 (Becker, Josh), Air Pollution: Stationary Sources: Best Available Control Technology (Dead)Becker.Josh Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2025-2026 AB 1243 2025 – Assembly Bill 1243 (Addis, Dawn), Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 (2-Year) Addis.Dawn Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
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 SB 684 2025 – Senate Bill 684 (Menjivar, Caroline), Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 (2-Year) Menjivar.Caroline Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
2025-2026 AB 91 2025 – Assembly Bill 91 (Harabedian, John), State and Local Agencies: Demographic Data (Chaptered)Harabedian.John Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice Chaptered
2025-2026 AB 766 2025 – Assembly Bill 766 (Sharp-Collins, LaShae), State Agencies and Departments: Strategic Plans: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Vetoed)Sharp-Collins.LaShae Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 674 2025 – Assembly Bill 674 (Connolly, Damon), Clean Cars 4 All Program (Dead)Connolly.Damon Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Alternative Mobility Dead
2025-2026 SB 69 2025 – Senate Bill 69 (McNerney, Jerry), Artificial Intelligence Program: Attorney General (Dead)McNerney.Jerry Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Dead
2025-2026 SB 752 2025 – Senate Bill 752 (Richardson, Laura) Sales and use taxes: exemptions: California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project: Transit Buses (Dead)Richardson.Laura Incentives Dead
2025-2026 AB 100 2025 – Assembly Bill 100 (Gabriel, Jesse), Budget Act of 2025 (Chaptered)Gabriel.Jesse Budget, Incentives Chaptered
2025-2026 SB 127 2025 – Senate Bill 127 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Climate Change (Chaptered)Committee on Budget Budget, Incentives, Enforcement and Penalties 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 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 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 526 2025 – Senate Bill 526 (Menjivar, Caroline), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Air Quality (2-Year)Menjivar.Caroline Enforcement and Penalties, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 AB 1352 2025 - Assembly Bill 1352 (Solache, Jose Luis), Community Air Protection Programs: Financial Support (2-Year)Solache.Jose Environmental Justice, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2025-2026 AB 352 2025 - Senate Bill 352 (Reyes, Eloise), Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: Community Air Monitoring (Chaptered)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice Chaptered
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 1267 2023 – Assembly Bill 1267 (Ting, Phil), Zero-emission vehicle incentive programs: gasoline superusers (2-Year) Ting.Philip Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2023-2024 AB 2678 2024 - Assembly Bill 2678 (Wallis, Greg), Vehicles: High-occupancy Vehicle Lanes (Chaptered)Wallis.Greg Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2023-2024 AB 1525 2023 – Assembly Bill 1525 (Bonta, Mia), Transportation projects: priority populations (Dead)Bonta.Mia Environmental Justice, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2023-2024 SB 310 2023 – Senate Bill 310 (Dodd, Bill), Prescribed Fire: Cultural Burns (2-Year) Dodd.Bill Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Local Air Districts 2-year
2023-2024 AB 2796 2024 – Assembly Bill 2796 (Alvarez, David), Equitable Access to Zero-Emissions Vehicles Fund (Dead)Alvarez.David Environmental Justice, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles, Incentives Dead
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 AB 1267 2024 – Assembly Bill 1267 (Ting, Phil), Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive Programs: Gasoline Superusers (Dead) Ting.Philip Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Dead
2021-2022 AB 923 2022 – Assembly Bill 923 (Ramos, James), Government-to-Government Consultation Act: State-Tribal Consultation: Training (Chaptered)Ramos.James Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 542 2021 - Senate Bill 542 (Limón, Monique), Sales and Use Taxes: Exemption: Medium- or Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Trucks (2-Year)Limón.Monique Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 542 2022 - Senate Bill 542 (Limon, Monique), Sales and Use Taxes: Exemption: Medium- or Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Trucks (Dead)Limón.Monique Incentives Dead
2021-2022 SB 1230 2022 - Senate Bill 1230 (Limon, Monique), Zero-Emission and Near-Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive Programs: Requirements (Chaptered)Limón.Monique Incentives Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1873 2022 - Assembly Bill 1873 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Credits: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Dead)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Incentives Dead

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