Bill Commons

CA AB 2349

vetoed

State Air Resources Board: regional air quality incident response program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2349 pass?

No. CA AB 2349 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2349 about?

Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control districts and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the state board to inventory sources of air pollution within the air basins of the state, determine the kinds and quantity of air pollutants, and monitor air pollutants in cooperation with districts and other agencies. This bill would require the state board to expand its incident air monitoring program, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for those purposes, to provide support for a regional network of air quality incident response centers, including at least one air quality incident response and evaluation center located at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, in order to facilitate emergency air monitoring response at the local and regional level. The bill would require each air quality incident response center to be operated by the state board or an air district and would require the state board and each district that operates an air quality incident response center to coordinate to provide emergency air monitoring response for disasters or other crises impacting air quality and public health in the state. The bill would provide that funding made available by the Legislature for purposes of these provisions may be used for various purposes, including program funding to plan, create, equip, and maintain air quality incident response centers. To the extent that the bill would expand the duties of an air district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2349?

Solache is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2349, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control districts and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the state board to inventory sources of air pollution within the air basins of the state, determine the kinds and quantity of air pollutants, and monitor air pollutants in cooperation with districts and other agencies. This bill would require the state board to expand its incident air monitoring program, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for those purposes, to provide support for a regional network of air quality incident response centers, including at least one air quality incident response and evaluation center located at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, in order to facilitate emergency air monitoring response at the local and regional level. The bill would require each air quality incident response center to be operated by the state board or an air district and would require the state board and each district that operates an air quality incident response center to coordinate to provide emergency air monitoring response for disasters or other crises impacting air quality and public health in the state. The bill would provide that funding made available by the Legislature for purposes of these provisions may be used for various purposes, including program funding to plan, create, equip, and maintain air quality incident response centers. To the extent that the bill would expand the duties of an air district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2026-07-01
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Solacheauthor
  • Mark Gonzálezprincipal coauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-18

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6410.).

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  5. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5592.).

  8. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  12. 2026-07-01

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  15. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  17. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5316.)

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  21. 2026-04-07

    Coauthors revised.

  22. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  24. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  25. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Connolly: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Boerner: yes
  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
  • AB 2349 Solache Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Hurtado: yes

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