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.

128 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 SB 46 2021 – Senate Bill 46 (Stern, Henry), American Rescue Plan Funds (2-year)Stern.Henry Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 SB 46 2022 – Senate Bill 46 (Stern, Henry), American Rescue Plan Funds (Dead)Stern.Henry Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Environmental Justice Dead
2023-2024 SB 84 2023 – Senate Bill 84 (Gonzalez, Lena), Air quality programs: funding (Dead) Gonzalez.Lena Incentives, Air Quality and Emissions Dead
2021-2022 SB 99 2021 - Senate Bill 99 (Dodd, Bill), Community Energy Resilience Act of 2021 (Dead)Dodd.Bill Energy, Incentives Dead
2023-2024 SB 301 2023 – Senate Bill 301 (Portantino, Anthony), Vehicular air pollution: Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (Dead) Portantino.Anthony Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles 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
2021-2022 SB 342 2021 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lorena), Environmental Justice South Coast AQMD Board Members (2-year)Gonzalez.Lorena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 SB 342 2022 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lena), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Environmental Justice Board Membership (Dead)Gonzalez.Lena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 SB 372 2021 - Senate Bill 372 (Leyva, Connie), Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: Zero-Emission Vehicles (Chaptered)Leyva.Connie Incentives Chaptered
2023-2024 SB 425 2023 – Senate Bill 425 (Newman, Josh), Clean Vehicle Rebate Project: fuel cell electric pickup trucks: battery electric pickup trucks (2-Year) Newman.Josh Incentives, Motor Vehicles 2-year
2021-2022 SB 437 2021 - Senate Bill 437 (Wieckowski, Bob), Public Owned Utilities Rate Design Supporting Transportation Electrification (Chaptered)Wieckowski.Bob Energy, Fuels, Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Motor Vehicles Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 499 2022 - SB 499 (Leyva, Connie) General Plan: Land Use Element: Uses Adversely Impacting Health Outcomes (Dead)Leyva.Connie Environmental Justice, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2023-2024 SB 507 2023 – Senate Bill 507 (Gonzalez, Lena), Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure: Assessments (Dead)Gonzalez.Lena Environmental Justice, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Dead
2023-2024 SB 529 2023 – Senate Bill 529 (Gonzalez, Lena)), Electric vehicle sharing services: affordable housing facilities (2-Year) Gonzales.Lena Incentives, Motor Vehicles, Alternative Mobility 2-year
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 560 2021 - Senate Bill 560 (Rubio, Susan), Climate Pollution Reduction in Homes Initiative (2-Year)Rubio.Susan Energy, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 560 2022 - Senate Bill 560 (Rubio, Susan), Climate Pollution Reduction in Homes Initiative (Dead)Rubio.Susan Energy, Incentives, Environmental Justice Dead
2021-2022 SB 589 2021 - Senate Bill 589 (Hueso, Ben), Air Pollution: Alternative Vehicles and Vehicle Infrastructure (Chaptered)Hueso.Ben Incentives Chaptered
2023-2024 SB 663 2023 – Senate Bill 663 (Archuleta, Bob), California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: Renewable Hydrogen (2-Year)Archuleta.Bob Energy, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 751 2021 - Senate Bill 751 (Gonzalez, Lena), Environmental Justice (2-Year)Gonzalez.Lena Environmental Justice 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
2023-2024 SB 823 2023 – Senate Bill 823 (Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola), Discounted Electric Vehicle Charging Payment Card Competitive Grant Program (Dead)Smallwood-Cuevas.Lola Environmental Justice, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Incentives Dead
2021-2022 SB 932 2022 - SB 932 (Portantino, Anthony), General Plans: Circulation Element: Bicycle And Pedestrian Plans And Traffic Calming Plans (Chaptered)Portantino.Anthony Environmental Justice, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 942 2022 - Senate Bill 942 (Newman, Josh), Low Carbon Transit Operations Program: Free or Reduced Fare Transit Program (Chaptered)Newman.Josh Air Quality and Emissions, Climate Change, Environmental Justice Chaptered
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
2021-2022 SB 1015 2022 - Senate Bill 1015 (Hueso, Ben), CEC: Electric and Zero-Emission Vehicles: Charging and Refueling Infrastructure: Ports (Dead)Hueso.Ben Freight Transportation and Ports, Incentives, Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure 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 1020 2022 - Senate Bill 1020 (Laird, John), Clean Energy, Jobs, and Affordability Act of 2022 (Chaptered)Laird.John Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice Chaptered
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

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