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.

26 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2021-2022 AB 426 2021 – Assembly Bill 426 (Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca), Toxic Air Contaminants (2-Year)Bauer-Kahan.Rebecca Local Air Districts, Air Quality and Emissions, Freight Transportation and Ports 2-year
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 1001 2021 – Assembly Bill 1001 (Garcia, Cristina), Environment: Air Pollution and Mitigation Measures for Air and Water Quality Impacts (2-Year)Garcia.Cristina Air Quality and Emissions, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1270 2021 – Assembly Bill 1270 (Rivas, Luz), Monitoring and Reporting Methane at Natural Gas Plants (2-year)Rivas.Luz Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts, Climate Change 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1270 2022 – Assembly Bill 1270 (Rivas, Luz), Monitoring and Reporting Methane at Natural Gas Plants (Dead)Rivas.Luz Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts, Climate Change Dead
2021-2022 AB 1296 2021 – Assembly Bill 1296 (Kamlager, Sydney), Environmental Justice South Coast AQMD Board Members (2-year)Kamlager.Sydney Local Air Districts, Environmental Justice 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1296 2022 – Assembly Bill 1296 (Kamlager, Sydney), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Environmental Justice Board Membership (Dead)Kamlager.Sydney Local Air Districts, Environmental Justice Dead
2021-2022 AB 1523 2021 – Assembly Bill 1523 (Gallagher, James), Regulation of Greenhouse Gases (2-year)Gallagher.James Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 AB 1523 2022 – Assembly Bill 1523 (Gallagher, James), Greenhouse Gases (Dead)Gallagher.James Administrative Procedures, Climate Change, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 AB 1897 2022 – Assembly Bill 1897 (Boerner Horvath, Tasha), Refinery Penalties (N/A)Boerner Horvath.Tasha Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts N/A
2021-2022 AB 1957 2022 – Assembly Bill 1957 (Medina, Jose), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Fees (N/A)Medina.Jose Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts N/A
2021-2022 AB 2550 2022 – Assembly Bill 2550 (Arambula, Joaquin), San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: Nonattainment (Vetoed)Arambula.Joaquin Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Environmental Justice Vetoed
2021-2022 AB 2563 2022 – Assembly Bill 2563 (Quirk, Bill), Mobile Fueling On-Demand Tank Vehicles (Dead)Quirk.Bill Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 AB 2721 2022 – Assembly Bill 2721 (Lee, Alex), Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board: Compensation (Chaptered)Lee.Alex Local Air Districts Chaptered
2021-2022 AB 2840 2022 - Assembly Bill 2840 (Reyes, Eloise Gómez), Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District: Air Quality Improvement Strategy (N/A)Reyes.Eloise Gomez Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts N/A
2021-2022 AB 2852 2022 – Assembly Bill 2852 (Bloom, Richard), Local Air Districts: Independent Special Districts: Funding (Dead)Bloom.Richard Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 AB 2910 2022 – Assembly Bill 2910 (Santiago, Miguel), Nonvehicular Air Pollution: Civil Penalties and Mitigation (Dead)Santiago.Miguel Enforcement and Penalties, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 SB 210 2021 - Senate Bill 210 (Wiener, Scott), Automated License Plate Recognition Systems: Use of Data (2-Year)Wiener.Scott Enforcement and Penalties 2-year
2021-2022 SB 227 2021 – Senate Bill 227 (Jones, Brian), Off-Highway Vehicles (Dead)Jones.Brian Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 SB 338 2021 - Senate Bill 338 (Gonzalez, Lena), Joint and Several Liability of Port Drayage Motor Carrier Customers: Health and Safety Violations: Prior Offenders: Liability Owed to the State (Chaptered)Gonzalez.Lena Enforcement and Penalties Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 342 2021 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lorena), Environmental Justice South Coast AQMD Board Members (2-year)Gonzalez.Lorena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts 2-year
2021-2022 SB 342 2022 – Senate Bill 342 (Gonzalez, Lena), South Coast Air Quality Management District: Environmental Justice Board Membership (Dead)Gonzalez.Lena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead
2021-2022 SB 366 2021 – Senate Bill 366 (Umberg, Thomas), Automobile Dismantling Task Force (Chaptered)Umberg.Thomas Motor Vehicles, Enforcement and Penalties Chaptered
2021-2022 SB 430 2021 - Senate Bill 430 (Borgeas, Andreas), Civil Penalties Reductions or Waivers (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2021-2022 SB 771 2021 - Senate Bill 771 (Becker, Josh), Zero-Emissions Vehicle Tax Exemption (2-Year)Becker.Josh Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Local Air Districts, Incentives 2-year
2021-2022 SB 1095 2022 – Senate Bill 1095 (Durazo, Maria Elena), Air Quality: Rules and Regulations: Socioeconomic Impacts Assessment (Dead)Durazo.Maria Elena Administrative Procedures, Environmental Justice, Local Air Districts Dead

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