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 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 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 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 682 2025 – Senate Bill 682 (Allen, Benjamin), Environmental Health: Product Safety: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Vetoed)Allen.Ben Air Quality and Emissions, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Vetoed
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 399 2025 - Assembly Bill 399 (Boerner, Tasha), Coastal Resources: Coastal Development Permits: Blue Carbon Demonstration Projects (Vetoed)Boerner.Tasha Climate Change, Natural and Working Lands Vetoed
2025-2026 AB 650 2025 - Assembly Bill 650 (Papan, Diane), Planning and Zoning: Housing Element: Regional Housing Needs Allocation (Vetoed)Papan.Diane Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Vetoed
2025-2026 SB 88 2025 - Senate Bill 88 (Caballero, Anna), Air Resources: Carbon Emissions: Biomass (Vetoed)Caballero.Anna Climate Change, Natural and Working Lands Vetoed
2025-2026 N/A 2025 - Senate Bill 613 (Stern, Henry), Methane Emissions: Petroleum and Natural Gas Producing Low Methane Emissions (Vetoed)N/A N/A Vetoed

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