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
2021-2022 AB 1171 2021 – Assembly Bill 1171 (Arambula, Joaquin), California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley (N/A)Arambula.Joaquin Administrative Procedures N/A
2021-2022 AB 1539 2021 - Assembly Bill 1539 (Levine, Marc), Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (N/A)Levine.Marc Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure N/A
2021-2022 AB 416 2021 - Assembly Bill 416 (Kalra, Ash), California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act: public works projects: wood and wood products (Vetoed)Kalra.Ash Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Vetoed
2021-2022 AB 1147 2021 – Assembly Bill 1147 (Friedman, Laura), Regional Transportation Plan: Active Transportation Program (Vetoed)Friedman.Laura Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility Vetoed
2021-2022 AB 117 2022 - Assembly Bill 117 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Air Quality Improvement Program: Electric Bicycles. (Vetoed)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Incentives Vetoed
2021-2022 AB 2438 2022 - AB 2438 (Friedman, Laura), Transportation Funding: Guidelines and Plans (Vetoed)Friedman.Laura Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Vetoed

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