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.

18 bills found for
SessionBill NumberBill TitleAuthor CategoryStatus
2019-2020 AB 238 2020 - Assembly Bill 238 (Santiago, Miguel), Unlicensed Automobile Dismantlers: Enforcement and Compliance Activities (Dead)Santiago.Miguel Enforcement and Penalties Dead
2023-2024 AB 1565 2023 – Assembly Bill 1465 (Wicks, Buffy), Nonvehicular Air Pollution: Civil Penalties (2-Year) Wicks.Buffy Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts 2-year
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 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 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
2019-2020 AB 3128 2020 - Assembly Bill 3128 (Burke, Autumn), Fuel Cell Incentives for Deenergization Events (Dead)Burke.Autumn Air Quality and Emissions, Energy, Enforcement and Penalties, 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 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
2019-2020 SB 431 2020 - Senate Bill 431 (McGuire, Mike), Backup Electrical Supply Rules for Telecommunications Service (Dead)McGuire.Mike Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2023-2024 SB 674 2023 – Senate Bill 674 (Gonzales, Lena), Refineries: Community Air Monitoring Systems: Fence-line Monitoring Systems (2-Year) Gonzales.Lena Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts 2-year
2019-2020 SB 858 2020 - Senate Bill 858 (Beall, Jim), Thermal Powerplant Licensing Exemption for Emergency Backup and Standby Generators at Data Centers (Dead)Beall.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts Dead
2019-2020 SB 952 2020 - Senate Bill 952 (Nielsen, Jim), Tax Exemption for Backup Electrical Generators Used During Deenergization Events (Dead)Nielsen.Jim Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 1020 2020 - Senate Bill 1020 (Dahle, Brian), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Dahle.Brian Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 1415 2020 - Senate Bill 1415 (Borgeas, Andreas), Income Tax Credit for Backup Generators (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Air Quality and Emissions, Enforcement and Penalties, Local Air Districts, Incentives Dead
2019-2020 SB 1457 2020 - Senate Bill 1457 (Borgeas, Andreas), Civil Penalties Reductions or Waivers (Dead)Borgeas.Andreas Enforcement and Penalties Dead

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