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.

222 bills found for '2021 241.'
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 380 2021 – Assembly Bill 380 (Seyarto, Kelly), Forestry: Priority Fuel Reduction Projects (2-Year)Seyarto.Kelly Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 426 2021 – Assembly Bill 426 (Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca), Toxic Air Contaminants (2-Year)Bauer-Kahan.Rebecca Local Air Districts, Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports 2-year
2021-2022 AB 648 2021 – Assembly Bill 648 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Healthy Forest and Fire Prevention: Appropriation (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 680 2021 – Assembly Bill 680 (Burke, Autumn), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: California Jobs Plan Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Burke.Autumn Climate Change Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 792 2021 - Assembly Bill 792 (Flora, Heath), Forestry: Prescribed Burning Agreements (Dead)Flora.Heath Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 823 2021 - Assembly Bill 823 (Gray, Adam), High-Speed Rail Authority: Trains Powered by Fossil Fuel Combustion Engines (2-Year)Gray.Adam Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 908 2021 - Assembly Bill 908 (Frazier, Jim), Natural Resources Agency: Statewide Natural Resources Inventory (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 943 2021 - Assembly Bill 943 (Garcia, Eduardo), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Investment Plan (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 968 2021 - Assembly Bill 968 (Frazier, Jim), Wildfire Resilience: Community Certification (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 969 2021 - Assembly Bill 969 (Frazier, Jim), Natural Resources Agency: Wildfire Technology Support: Community Organizations (2-Year)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 AB 976 2021 - Assembly Bill 976 (Rivas, Luz), Resilient Economies and Community Health Pilot Program (Dead)Rivas.Luz Climate Change Dead
2021-2022 AB 981 2021 - Assembly Bill 981 (Frazier, Jim), Forestry: California Fire Safe Council (Dead)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 983 2021 - Assembly Bill 983 (Garcia, Eduardo), Community Workforce Agreements: Battery Manufacturing and Lithium-Based Technology (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1005 2021 - Assembly Bill 1005 (Muratsuchi, Al), Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants (2-Year)Muratsuchi.Al Toxics and Hazardous Waste 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1108 2021 - Assembly Bill 1108 (Cunningham, Jordan), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Transfer of Solar Tax Exemption (2-Year)Cunningham.Jordan Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1161 2021 - Assembly Bill 1161 (Garcia, Eduardo), Electricity: Eligible Renewable Energy and Zero-Carbon Resources (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1235 2021 - Assembly Bill 1235 (Patterson, Jim), High-Speed Rail: Legislative Oversight (2-Year)Patterson.Jim Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1431 2021 - Assembly Bill 1431 (Frazier, Jim), Forestry: Forest Carbon and Resilience Goals (Dead)Frazier.Jim Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Dead
2021-2022 AB 1500 2021 - Assembly Bill 1500 (Garcia, Eduardo), Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022 (2-Year)Garcia.Eduardo Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1519 2021 - Assembly Bill 1519 (Gallagher, James), Forestry: Fuels Transportation Program: Biomass Energy Facility: Grant Program (2-Year)Gallagher.James Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1524 2021 - Assembly Bill 1524 (O’Donnell, Patrick), State Air Resources Board: Zero-Emission Drayage Trucks: Project 800 Initiative (Dead)N/A Climate Change, Incentives, Freight Transportation and Ports Dead
2021-2022 AB 1547 2021 - Assembly Bill 1547 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Air Pollution: Warehouse Facilities (2-Year)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1559 2021 - Assembly Bill 1559 (O’Donnell, Patrick), Energy: Innovative Renewable Energy for Buildings Act of 2021 (2-Year)N/A Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention 2-year
2021-2022 SB 45 2021 - Senate Bill 45 (Portantino, Anthony), Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022 (2-Year)Portantino.Anthony Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 63 2021 - Senate Bill 63 (Stern, Henry), Fire Prevention: Vegetation Management: Public Education: Grants: Defensible Space: Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Chaptered)Stern.Henry Climate Change, Forestry and Wildfire Prevention Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 359 2021 - Senate Bill 359 (Caballero, Anna), Climate Change: Resilient Merced County Incentive Pilot Program (Dead)Caballero.Anna Climate Change Dead
2021-2022 SB 502 2021 - Senate Bill 502 (Allen, Benjamin), Hazardous Materials: Green Chemistry: Consumer Products (2-Year)Allen.Ben Toxics and Hazardous Waste 2-year
2021-2022 SB 506 2021 - Senate Bill 506 (Jones, Brian), California Environmental Quality Act: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Vegetation Management Projects (2-Year)Jones.Brian CEQA, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 527 2021 - Senate Bill 527 (Melendez, Melissa), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail: Salton Sea Restoration (2-Year)Melendez.Melissa Air Quality and Emissions, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 SB 671 2021 - Senate Bill 671 (Gonzalez, Lena), Transportation: Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment (Chaptered)Gonzalez.Lena Climate Change, Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports Chaptered

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