Keep tabs on climate and energy legislation in California and urge your representatives to take action for a climate-safe future.
SB 32 (Cortese) This bill, dubbed the “Decarbonization Act of 2021” would require all cities and counties in California to update their General Plans with objectives, targets, and policies to fully decarbonize their building stock. SB 32 Fact Sheet. STATUS: FAILED 1/21/2022 Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(2). (Last location was 2 YEAR on 5/25/2021)
SB 45 (Portantino, et al) Provides assistance to local governments in achieving organic waste reduction goals and reducing short-lived climate pollutants such as methane. STATUS: APPROVED in both houses as of August 30. SIGNED by the Governor on September 19.
SB 55 (Stern, Allen) SB 55 will put California on the path toward fire-safe growth by prohibiting new residential, commercial and industrial development in very high fire hazard severity zones. STATUS: died
SB 67 (Becker) This bill aims to accelerate the state’s progress toward having 100% of electricity provided by renewable or other zero-carbon sources on a 24-hour, 7-day basis. STATUS: FAILED 1/14/2022 — Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(1). (Last location was 2 YEAR on 4/30/2021)
SB 204 (Dodd) This bill proposes to codify an existing reliability and emergency demand response program, known as the Base Interruptible Program (BIP). The bill would establish specified incentive requirements and conditions for the continued use of the program. STATUS: Held in the Sen. Appropriations Committee. Failed.
SB 260 (Wiener, et al) The Climate Corporate Accountability Act. The bill would have required the Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop regulations requiring publicly traded corporations with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion that do business in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to set science-based emissions reduction targets. Read … Read more
SB 322 (Laird) This bill would establish the California Conservation Ranching Incentive Program as a separate component of the California Farmland Conservancy Program. STATUS: Died 2/1/22: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
SB 342 (Gonzalez) This bill would have added two members to the South Coast Air Quality Management District board, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would require the two additional members to reside in and work directly withcommunities in the South Coast Air Basin that are … Read more
SB 345 (Becker) This bill requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish common definitions of nonenergy benefits and attempt to determine consistent values for use in all distributed energy resource programs. Doing so will help ensure that California maximizes potential co-benefits, including (but not limited to) job creation, improved public health, and much … Read more
SB 419 (Stern) This bill requires the use of a skilled and trained workforce, as defined for certain work performed on the state’s oil and gas wells and related production facilities. STATUS: July 7 hearing canceled at the request of author. Failed in committee.