California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have authorized portable equipment to be operated during an emergency event or a public safety power shut-off event if the portable equipment, and the owner or operator of the portable equipment, complies with the emergency use provision of CARB's regulation establishing the Statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Spot bill related to the code sections constituting the Administrative Procedure Act. Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would have required State agencies to establish a policy, by January 1, 2023, that provides for the reduction or waiver of civil penalties for violations of regulatory or statutory requirements by a small business under certain circumstances, as specified in the bill. The bill would have also required State agencies to post an annual report on their website concerning application of the policy and specifies notice requirements concerning the policy and annual report. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have provided an income tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021 and before January 1, 2026, to individuals and small businesses for the purchase of a backup generator for use in a residential or commercial property in a designated wildfire zone.  The bill would have limited the tax credit to 50 percent of the total cost incurred by the customer, not to exceed $7,000.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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Summary

Would have required State agencies to establish policies by January 1, 2022, that would have provided for the reduction or waiver of civil penalties for a violation of a regulatory or statutory requirements by a small business under certain circumstances, as specified in the bill.  This bill also would have required State agencies to post an annual report on their website concerning application of the policy, and would have established notice requirements concerning the policy and annual report.  Was not heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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