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.

221 bills found for '2021 241.'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 SB 560 2021 - Senate Bill 560 (Rubio, Susan), Climate Pollution Reduction in Homes Initiative (2-Year)Rubio.Susan Energy, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 612 2021 - Senate Bill 612 (Portantino, Anthony), Allocation of Legacy Resources for Load-Serving Entities (2-Year)Portantino.Anthony Energy 2-year
2021-2022 SB 643 2021 - Senate Bill 643 (Archuleta, Robert), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure and Hydrogen Production Statewide Assessment (Chaptered)Archuleta.Bob Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Fuels, Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 662 2021 - Senate Bill 662 (Archuleta, Robert), Hydrogen in the Transportation Sector (Dead)Archuleta.Bob Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Dead
2021-2022 SB 677 2021 - Senate Bill 677 (Hueso, Ben), Electricity Reliability Reporting (2-Year)Hueso.Ben Energy, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2021-2022 SB 733 2021 - Senate Bill 733 (Hueso, Ben), California Energy Commission Report to the Legislature (2-Year)Hueso.Ben Energy 2-year
2021-2022 SB 771 2021 - Senate Bill 771 (Becker, Josh), Zero-Emissions Vehicle Tax Exemption (2-Year)Becker.Josh Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Local Air Districts, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 AB 113 2021 – Assembly Bill 113 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Income Taxes: Electric Vehicles (2-Year)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2021-2022 AB 128 2021 – Assembly Bill 128 (Ting, Philip), Budget Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Ting.Philip Budget, Climate Change Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 137 2021 – Assembly Bill 137 (Committee on Budget), Budget Trailer Bill: State Government (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Climate Change, Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 148 2021 – Assembly Bill 148 (Committee on Budget), Budget Trailer Bill: Public Resources (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Climate Change, Administrative Procedures Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 164 2021 – Assembly Bill 164 (Ting, Philip), Budget Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Ting.Philip Budget, Climate Change Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 525 2021 – Assembly Bill 525 (Chiu, David), Offshore Wind Generation (Chaptered)Chiu.David Climate Change, Energy Chaptered
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 AB 762 2021 – Assembly Bill 762 (Lee, Alex), Hazardous Emissions and Substances on Private and Charter School Sites (Dead)Lee.Alex Air Quality and Emissions, CEQA, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Dead
2021-2022 AB 965 2021 – Assembly Bill 965 (Levine, Marc), Building Standards: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (2-Year)Levine.Marc Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 2-year
2021-2022 SB 12 2021 – Senate Bill 12 (McGuire, Mike), Local Government Planning and Zoning: Wildfires (2-Year)McGuire.Mike Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2021-2022 SB 66 2021 – Senate Bill 66 (Allen, Ben), California Council on the Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicle Technology (Dead)Allen.Ben Motor Vehicles Dead
2021-2022 SB 85 2021 – Senate Bill 85 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Budget Act of 2020 (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Climate Change Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 129 2021 – Senate Bill 129 (Skinner, Nancy), Budget Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Skinner.Nancy Budget, Climate Change, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 155 2021 – Senate Bill 155 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Budget Trailer Bill: Public Resources (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Budget, Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Waste Management Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 170 2021 – Senate Bill 170 (Skinner, Nancy), Budget Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Skinner.Nancy Budget, Climate Change Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 227 2021 – Senate Bill 227 (Jones, Brian), Off-Highway Vehicles (Dead)Jones.Brian Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 SB 366 2021 – Senate Bill 366 (Umberg, Thomas), Automobile Dismantling Task Force (Chaptered)Umberg.Thomas Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 430 2021 - Senate Bill 430 (Borgeas, Andreas), Civil Penalties Reductions or Waivers (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 SB 500 2021 – Senate Bill 500 (Min, Dave), Autonomous Vehicles: Zero Emissions (Chaptered)Min.Dave Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Climate Change, Motor Vehicles, Air Quality and Emissions Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 570 2021 – Senate Bill 570 (Wieckowski, Bob), Vehicle Equipment (Chaptered)Wieckowski.Bob Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 619 2021 – Senate Bill 619 (Laird, John), Organic Waste Reduction Regulations: Local Jurisdiction Compliance (Chaptered)Laird.John Climate Change, Waste Management, Air Quality and Emissions Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 17 2021 - Senate Bill 17 (Pan, Richard), Office of Racial Equity (2-Year)Pan.Richard Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 SB 44 2021 - Senate Bill 44 (Allen, Ben), California Environmental Quality Act: Streamlined Judicial Review: Environmental Leadership Transit Projects (Chaptered)Allen.Ben CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered

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