California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have prohibited a dealer or retail seller from selling a vehicle equipped with a catalytic converter unless the catalytic converter has been permanently marked with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle to which it is attached with a label, as specified. The bill would have authorized a dealer or retail seller to impose a reasonable charge on the purchaser of a motor vehicle for complying with this requirement. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to provide incentives for drayage trucks through existing programs, or to develop and implement the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck Financial Assistance Program, to assist entities serving the ports of the State to meet the above-stated goal by providing financial assistance to offset the cost for the purchase of zero-emission drayage trucks. Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Would have required a core recycler to report the information collected regarding theft of a catalytic converter to the chief of police or the sheriff, as prescribed, and to request to receive theft alert notifications regarding the theft of catalytic converters from a specified theft alert system. Held on suspense in Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have made the possession of a detached catalytic converter a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill would have made this crime inapplicable to a person who demonstrates authorization to possess the detached catalytic converter by providing a certificate of title or registration showing the person’s interest in the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was detached, written authorization from the person holding the certificate of title or registration, or evidence that the catalytic converter was acquired in a lawful transaction. Failed passage in the Assembly Public Safety Committee.

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Would have added commercial harbor craft as an eligible technology for funding under the California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, which governs the CARB’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund investments in the heavy-duty space. Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Would have required CARB to establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project to provide an applicant with a rebate for the aftermarket conversion of a motor vehicle into a zero-emission vehicle. This bill would have redirected $2 million annually from the Clean Vehicle rebate Project to fund this program. This bill would have also required CARB to ensure that only conversions with at least 100 miles in range are eligible for the incentive. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have specified that micromobility devices are eligible projects for funding under the Air Quality Improvement Program. Additionally, this bill would have required CARB to establish, no later than July 1, 2023, the Micromobility Device Incentives Project to provide vouchers to individuals for the purchase of micromobility devices. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a licensed smog check station with a sign informing customers about strategies for deterring catalytic converter theft, including the etching of identifying information on the catalytic converter. The bill would have also required the sign to be posted conspicuously in an area frequented by customers and would have required it in all licensed smog check stations. The bill would have also authorized stations where licensed smog check technician repairs are performed to offer and recommend to customers the etching as an optional service provided in conjunction with the smog check. Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Spot bill related to the State’s Smog Check program. Failed to make it off the Assembly Desk.

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Would have codified the light-duty portion of the Governor’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Executive Order, which sets a target of 100 percent new car sales be zero-emission by 2035. The bill also would have required CARB, to the extent consistent with State and federal law, to develop and adopt passenger vehicle and light-duty truck regulations requiring increasing volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the State towards the target of 100 percent of in-State sales by 2035. Died on the Assembly Floor.

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