AB 1939 (L. Rivas et al) This bill would require that science classes for grades 7-12 to include coursework on the causes and effects of climate change and methods to mitigate and adapt to climate change no later than the 2023–24 school year. Read author’s factsheet. Read The Climate Center’s Letter of Support. STATUS: Approved in the Assembly. Held in the … Read more
AB 1956 (Mathis) This bill would create a 5-year woody biomass rural county collection and disposal pilot program, to be administered by the CalRecycle Greenhouse Gas Reduction Revolving Loan Program. STATUS: Introduced February 10. Assigned to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Held in committee May 19. Dead.
AB 1966 (Muratsuchi) Would state the intent of the Legislature to subsequently amend previous legislation that created the Clean Transportation Program to include provisions that would establish the California Equitable Just Transition Fund to assist fossil fuel-dependent workers with wage replacement, wage insurance, pension guarantees, health care, retraining, peer counseling, and relocation support for fossil fuel workers who … Read more
AB 2114 (Kalra) Establishes the California Pocket Forest Initiative at the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. STATUS: HELD August 11 in the Sen. Appropriations Committee (FAILED).
AB 2237 (Friedman) This bill would have brought transportation funding at the local level into alignment with the need to reduce the emissions that cause air pollution and climate change. If enacted as written, it would have meant more money for transit, bicycle and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, and no more dollars for road expansions that increase vehicle … Read more
AB 2419 (Bryan) AB 2419 would have invested 40 percent of federal climate and infrastructure funding to low-income, Indigenous, and rural communities and communities of color. Read the news release and the author’s factsheet. STATUS: HELD August 11 in the Sen. Appropriations Committee (FAILED).
AB 2593 (Boerner-Horvath) Requires the California Coastal Commission to require an applicant with a public project that impacts coastal wetland, intertidal, or marine habitats or ecosystems seeking a coastal development permit to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by building or contributing to a blue carbon project, and requires new development to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. STATUS: HELD August 11 in … Read more
AB 2696 (E. Garcia) Relates to ownership and control of electricity transmission infrastructure, and matters relating to achieving state greenhouse gas emission goals. STATUS: HELD in the Appropriations Committee August 11 (FAILED).
AB 2731 (Ting) Would require that 100% of all newly purchased, contracted, or operated school buses of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to be zero-emission vehicles by January 1, 2035. STATUS: HELD in the Appropriations Committee August 11 (FAILED).
AB 2816 (Ting) Focuses electric vehicle incentives on displacing gasoline; prioritizes transitioning lower income drivers using the most gasoline to EVs, and has the effect of reducing the total number of EVs required on the road to achieve a 50% reduction in California’s light duty vehicle emissions. Read the coalition Letter of Support. STATUS: HELD August 11 in … Read more
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