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.

74 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2019-2020 SB 732 2020 - Senate Bill 732 (Allen, Ben), South Coast Air Quality Management District Transactions and Use Tax (Dead)Allen.Ben Air Quality and Emissions, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Local Air Districts Dead
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
2019-2020 SB 802 2020 - Senate Bill 802 (Glazer, Steven), Deenergization and Health Facility Emergency Backup Generators (Dead)Glaser.Steven Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 822 2023 – Senate Bill 822 (Committee on Natural Resources), Workforce development: Interagency High Road Act (Vetoed) Committee on Natural Resources Fuels, Climate Change, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Vetoed
2019-2020 SB 858 2020 - Senate Bill 858 (Beall, Jim), Thermal Powerplant Licensing Exemption for Emergency Backup and Standby Generators at Data Centers (Dead)Beall.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 952 2020 - Senate Bill 952 (Nielsen, Jim), Tax Exemption for Backup Electrical Generators Used During Deenergization Events (Dead)Nielsen.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 986 2020 - Senate Bill 986 (Allen, Ben), Coastal Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and New Development (Dead)Allen.Ben Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Climate Change, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 1020 2020 - Senate Bill 1020 (Dahle, Brian), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Dahle.Brian Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2021-2022 SB 1095 2022 – Senate Bill 1095 (Durazo, Maria Elena), Air Quality: Rules and Regulations: Socioeconomic Impacts Assessment (Dead)Durazo.Maria Elena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 1099 2020 - Senate Bill 1099 (Dodd, Bill), Deenergization and Critical Facilities’ Emergency Backup Generators (Dead)Dodd.Bill Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 1164 2020 - Senate Bill 1164 (Grove, Shannon), Refinery Monitoring Systems (Dead)Grove.Shannon Air Quality and Emissions, Fuels, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 1185 2020 - Senate Bill 1185 (Moorlach, John), Deenergization and Natural-Gas-Powered Emergency Backup Generator (Dead)Moorlach.John Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 1346 2020 - Senate Bill 1346 (Dahle, Brian), State Fleet Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Program (Dead)Dahle.Brian Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Dead
2019-2020 SB 1415 2020 - Senate Bill 1415 (Borgeas, Andreas), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead

Additional Information

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