California Air Resources Board

Allows CARB to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for indirect sources of emissions. Within 120 days of statewide indirect source rule (ISR) adoption, air districts would determine if the district or CARB will implement and enforce the regulations within air the district. If the air district elects to implement and enforce a statewide ISR, it must propose regulations enacting those measures no later than six months following CARB's ISR adoption. The air district could, at any time, adopt and enforce more stringent indirect source regulations than the regulations adopted by CARB. The bill allows CARB to establish a schedule of fees on facilities and mobile sources to cover the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the regulations and requires the fees to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund and made available to CARB upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill also requires CARB to prepare an annual presentation on the impacts and effects of any ISRs that it adopts. Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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Requires a local air district without a specified rule on emergency backup generators, as of January 1, 2026, that adopts such a rule, to include provisions that allow the operator of a critical facility to use a permitted emergency backup generator in exceedance of the applicable runtime and testing and maintenance limits if specified conditions are met. The bill specifies that a critical facility is allowed to exceed applicable limits and provide evidence of having taken demonstrable steps toward implementing the use of backup power technologies that meet or exceed emission standards set by CARB. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Exempts all motor vehicles 30 model years or older from smog checks. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Requires certain air districts with jurisdiction over a geographic area with a certain population size, in adopting, amending, or repealing major regulations, to prepare a standardized regulatory impact analysis. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Exempts "bucket trucks" from the Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements. This bill prohibits CARB from implementing any regulation that required the procurement of ZEVs for entities that operate specified emergency telecommunications vehicles. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Requires CARB to add a due date of December 31, 2026, for the first biennial report following the full implementation of the Clean Truck Check program. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Clarifies that a 21st century warehouse and a tier 1 21st century warehouse are required to comply with building standards in effect at the time that the building permit is issued and make other clarifying changes relating to permissibility of use of conduits and electrical hookups at loading bays at those locations. The bill revises the definition of “logistics use” and instead defines “logistics use development” for these purposes to mean a building that is primarily used as a warehouse for the movement or the storage of cargo, goods, or products that are moved to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or product. The bill makes various other technical and conforming changes to the provisions governing logistics use development. This bill is the same as SB 415 (Reyes). Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Establishes the Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program and prohibits CARB from adopting a future regulation that requires the replacement of cargo handling equipment before the end of its useful life (from date of delivery) if it is purchased before December 31, 2027, meets the EU zero-emission standard, and meets specified certification and labeling requirements. The useful life of the equipment cannot be longer than what is outlined in CARB's 2005 Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment regulation. This bill states that it is self-executing and does not require any implementing or interpretive rulemaking by CARB or any other agency to become operative. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Revises current State agency language survey requirements under the Dymally-Alatorre Act to require not only a survey of the language needs but also an assessment every two years utilizing various recent data sources and community input to understand the needs of LEP individuals. The bill also expands the definition of “substantial number of non-English speaking people” to include individuals who are eligible to served instead of just served by an agency. 2-Year bill as noted in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Removes the requirement to prioritize recipient entities and projects serving disadvantaged, low-income, and under-resourced communities for grants and contracts after January 1, 2026. The bill would also require an administering state agency to advance a payment to a recipient entity and state the percentage that may be distributed as advance payment in the solicitation for the grant or contract. 2-year bill as noted in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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