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.

50 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 5 2021 – Assembly Bill 5 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority: K–12 Education: transfer (2-Year)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Alternative Mobility 2-year
2021-2022 AB 5 2022 – Assembly Bill 5 (Fong, Vince), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority: K–12 Education: Transfer (Dead)Fong.Vince Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead
2021-2022 AB 140 2021 – Assembly Bill 140 (Committee on Budget), Housing (Chaptered)Budget.Committee Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 302 2021 - Assembly Bill 302 (Ward, Christopher), San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board: Regulation of For-Hire Vehicle and Passenger Jitney Services (Chaptered)Ward.Christopher Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 621 2021 – Assembly Bill 621 (Rivas, Robert), California Environmental Quality Act: Streamlined Environmental Review: Standard of Review: Hospitals (2-Year)Rivas.Robert CEQA, Climate Change, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing 2-year
2021-2022 AB 621 2022 - Assembly Bill 621 (Rivas, Robert), CEQA: Streamlined Environmental Review: Standard of Review: Hospitals (Dead)Rivas.Robert CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2021-2022 AB 762 2021 – Assembly Bill 762 (Lee, Alex), Hazardous Emissions and Substances on Private and Charter School Sites (Dead)Lee.Alex Air Quality and Emissions, CEQA, Toxics and Hazardous Waste 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 823 2022 - Assembly Bill 823 (Gray, Adam), High-Speed Rail Authority: Trains Powered by Fossil Fuel Combustion Engines (Dead)Gray.Adam Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit Dead
2021-2022 AB 859 2021 – Assembly Bill 859 (Irwin, Jacqui), Mobility devices: Personal Information (Dead)Irwin.Jacqui Alternative Mobility, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2021-2022 AB 1001 2022 - Assembly Bill 1001 (García, Cristina), Environment: Mitigation Measures for Air Quality Impacts: Environmental Justice (Dead)Garcia.Cristina Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, CEQA Dead
2021-2022 AB 1147 2021 – Assembly Bill 1147 (Friedman, Laura), Regional Transportation Plan: Active Transportation Program (Vetoed)Friedman.Laura Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility Vetoed
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 1235 2022 - Assembly Bill 1235 (Patterson, Jim), High-Speed Rail: Legislative Oversight (Dead)Patterson.Jim Climate Change, Alternative Mobility, Public Transit Dead
2021-2022 AB 1260 2021 – Assembly Bill 1260 (Chen, Phillip), California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects (Dead)Chen.Phillip CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2021-2022 AB 1277 2021 – Assembly Bill 1277 (Rubio, Blanca), California Environmental Quality Act: Student Housing Development Projects: Expedited Judicial Review (2-Year)Rubio.Blanca CEQA 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1952 2022 - Assembly Bill 1952 (Gallagher, James), Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019 (Dead)Gallagher.James CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead
2021-2022 AB 2011 2022 - AB 2011 (Wicks, Buffy), Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (Chaptered)Wicks.Buffy CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 2206 2022 – Assembly Bill 2206 (Lee, Alex), Parking Cash-Out Program (Chaptered)Lee.Alex Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2019-2020 AB 2698 2020 - Assembly Bill 2698 (Gray, Adam), High-Speed Rail Authority: Fossil Fuel Combustion Engines (Dead)Gray.Adam Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead
2019-2020 AB 2731 2020 - Assembly Bill 2731 (Gloria, Todd), California Environmental Quality Act: City of San Diego: Old Town Center Redevelopment (Chaptered)Todd.Gloria Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, CEQA Chaptered
2019-2020 AB 2882 2020 - Assembly Bill 2882 (Chu, Kansen), Hazardous Emissions and Substances on Private and Charter School Sites (Dead)Chu.Kansen Toxics and Hazardous Waste, CEQA Dead
2021-2022 AB 2965 2022 - AB 2965 (Committee on Natural Resources) California Environmental Quality Act: Administrative and Judicial Procedures (Chaptered)Assembly Natural Resources Committee CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Climate Change Chaptered
2019-2020 AB 2991 2020 - Assembly Bill 2991 (Santiago, Miguel), Jobs and Economic Improvement through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011: Extension and Update (Dead)Santiago.Miguel Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, CEQA Dead
2019-2020 AB 3005 2020 - Assembly Bill 3005 (Rivas, Robert), Leroy Anderson Dam and Reservoir: Permitting, Environmental Review, and Public Contracting (Vetoed)Rivas.Robert CEQA, Water Vetoed
2019-2020 AB 3116 2020 - Assembly Bill 3116 (Irwin, Jacqui), Mobility Devices and Personal Information (Dead)Irwin.Jacqui Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility Dead
2019-2020 AB 3199 2020 - Assembly Bill 3199 (Kiley, Kevin), Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High-Speed Rail Authority Funding Transfer (Dead)Kiley.Kevin Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead
2019-2020 AB 3213 2020 - Assembly Bill 3213 (Rivas, Luz), High-Speed Rail Authority (Dead)Rivas.Luz Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead
2019-2020 AB 3278 2020 - Assembly Bill 3278 (Patterson, Jim), High-Speed Rail Authority: Passenger Train Service (Dead)Patterson.Jim Climate Change, Alternative Mobility Dead
2019-2020 AB 3335 2020 - Assembly Bill 3335 (Friedman, Laura), California Environmental Quality Act: Transit Priority Projects (Dead)Friedman.Laura CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Dead

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