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.

45 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 426 2022 – Assembly Bill 426 (Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca), Toxic Air Contaminants (Dead)Bauer-Kahan.Rebecca Local Air Districts, Freight Transportation and Ports, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Dead
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
2023-2024 AB 727 2023 – Assembly Bill 727 (Weber, Akilah), Cleaning Products and Floor Sealers or Floor Finishes: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Vetoed)Weber.Akilah Air Quality and Emissions, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Vetoed
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 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 1005 2021 - Assembly Bill 1005 (Muratsuchi, Al), Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants (2-Year)Muratsuchi.Al Toxics and Hazardous Waste 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1005 2022 - Assembly Bill 1005 (Muratsuchi, Al), Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants (Dead) Muratsuchi.Al Toxics and Hazardous Waste 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
2023-2024 AB 1526 2023 – Assembly Bill 1526 (Committee on Natural Resources), Public resources (Chaptered) Committee on Natural Resources Fuels, Climate Change, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 1547 2022 - Assembly Bill 1547 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Air Pollution: Warehouse Facilities (Dead)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports, Toxics and Hazardous Waste Dead
2023-2024 AB 1660 2023 – Assembly Bill 1660 (Ta, Tri), Cosmetic Products: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) (2-Year) Ta.Tri Air Quality and Emissions, Toxics and Hazardous Waste 2-year
2023-2024 AB 1705 2023 – Assembly Bill 1705 (McKinnor, Tina), Solid waste facilities: state policy goals (2-Year)McKinnor.Tina Toxics and Hazardous Waste, Energy, Short-lived Climate Pollutants 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1817 2022 - Assembly Bill 1817 (Ting, Philip), Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (Chaptered)Ting.Philip Toxics and Hazardous Waste Chaptered
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
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
2021-2022 AB 2771 2022 – Assembly Bill 2771 (Friedman, Laura), Ban on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Cosmetic Products (Chaptered)Friedman.Laura Toxics and Hazardous Waste 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 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
2021-2022 SB 7 2021 – Senate Bill 7 (Atkins, Toni), Environmental Quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021 (Chaptered)Atkins.Toni CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 44 2021 - Senate Bill 44 (Allen, Ben), California Environmental Quality Act: Streamlined Judicial Review: Environmental Leadership Transit Projects (Chaptered)Allen.Ben CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing Chaptered
2019-2020 SB 288 2020 - Senate Bill 288 (Wiener, Scott), California Environmental Quality Act: Exemptions for Transit and Alternative Transportation Projects (Chaptered)Wiener.Scott CEQA, Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Housing, Alternative Mobility Chaptered
2019-2020 SB 392 2020 - Senate Bill 392 (Allen, Ben), Green Chemistry (Dead)Allen.Ben Toxics and Hazardous Waste Dead
2023-2024 SB 422 2023 – Senate Bill 422 (Portantino, Anthony), California Environmental Quality Act: expedited environmental review: climate change regulations (2-Year) Portantino.Anthony CEQA, Air Quality and Emissions 2-year
2021-2022 SB 502 2021 - Senate Bill 502 (Allen, Benjamin), Hazardous Materials: Green Chemistry: Consumer Products (2-Year)Allen.Ben Toxics and Hazardous Waste 2-year

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