California Air Resources Board

Prohibits the delivery of commercial goods directly to a residence or to a business for its use or retail sale through the operation of an autonomous vehicle without a human operator on any highway within California. The bill requires that the Department of Motor Vehicles consult with CARB on how autonomous vehicles utilized to deliver commercial goods impact the 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality as part of an autonomous vehicle report to the Legislature due by January 1, 2031. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to issue an emergency vehicle permit to any vehicle owned by a county, city, or city and county office of emergency services only while that vehicle is being used by a public employee in responding to any disaster.

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Would have required CARB to consider, for any future regulation or amendment regarding the procurement or use of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by a public or private fleet, that car rental customers are responsible for a car's miles driven and any associated emissions, rather than the rental company. The bill also would have required CARB to “consider” how rentals can help obligated entities comply with regulations in a more cost-effective and flexible manner, as well as a myriad of other perceived benefits.

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Governor’s Veto Message

To the Members of the California State Assembly:

 I am returning Assembly Bill 620 without my signature.

 This bill would require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to consider, for any future regulation or amendment regarding the procurement or use of medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by a public or private fleet, that car rental customers are responsible for a car's miles driven and any associated emissions.

 In 2020, I issued Executive Order (EO) N-79-20, which directed CARB, among other things, to develop strategies to transition in-state sales of new passenger vehicles and trucks to 100 percent ZEVs by 2035, where feasible. Following this EO, CARB developed the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. While the United States Environmental Protection Agency did not grant a waiver to authorize the ACF regulation before the climate-change-denying Trump Administration took office, California remains committed to transitioning to zero­-emission transportation. This is why I recently issued EO N-27-25 reaffirming California's leadership in promoting ZEVs to protect our future, health, and economy.

 In my veto message to Assembly Bill 637 (Jackson) last year, I encouraged rental vehicle companies to work with CARB to explore the environmental and economic benefits of MD/HD ZEV rentals through existing regulatory processes. I continue to encourage rental vehicle companies to do so.

 For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.

 Sincerely,

Gavin Newsom

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Would have exempted collector motor vehicles from smog checks if they were manufactured prior to the 1981 model year, had been assigned a historical vehicle identification plate, and were insured as a collector motor vehicle. The bill, beginning January 1, 2028, would have expanded the exemption by one model year, every year, for 5 years. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to create the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review appeals for denied requests for exemptions from CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. This bill would have also expanded existing ACF emergency vehicle exemptions to vehicles reasonably anticipated to respond to emergency situations or vehicles supporting those efforts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the Department of General Services (DGS) to require a light-duty vehicle supplier for State vehicle fleets to certify that the raw materials utilized for the manufacturing of the supplied vehicles were not mined by child labor. This bill would have also required the vehicle supplier to certify to DGS the locations and hourly wage of the workers that mined the raw materials. This bill also would have required DGS to post on its website the specified information provided by the vehicle supplier. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations 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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Would have specified that any schoolbus that is replaced pursuant to the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Initiative Project (HVIP) was to be excluded from the scrapping requirement for a frontier Local Educational Agency or small school district. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations 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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