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CA AB 852

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Air pollution: oxides of nitrogen: furnaces and water heaters.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 852 pass?

No. CA AB 852 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA AB 852 about?

Existing law regulates the emission of air contaminants, including the oxides of nitrogen, into the atmosphere. Existing law generally vests regulatory jurisdiction over stationary sources of air pollution to the air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and regulatory jurisdiction over mobile sources of air pollution to the State Air Resources Board. This bill would specify that regulations adopted by districts or the state board prohibiting or restricting the sale or use of a gas-fired appliance, as defined, based on the emission limitations for oxides of nitrogen does not apply to the sale or use of that appliance if the appliance is to be installed with a propane conversion kit for propane firing only.

Who sponsors CA AB 852?

Wallis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 852.

Description

Existing law regulates the emission of air contaminants, including the oxides of nitrogen, into the atmosphere. Existing law generally vests regulatory jurisdiction over stationary sources of air pollution to the air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and regulatory jurisdiction over mobile sources of air pollution to the State Air Resources Board. This bill would specify that regulations adopted by districts or the state board prohibiting or restricting the sale or use of a gas-fired appliance, as defined, based on the emission limitations for oxides of nitrogen does not apply to the sale or use of that appliance if the appliance is to be installed with a propane conversion kit for propane firing only.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wallisauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  3. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  4. 2026-01-31

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

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  5. 2026-02-02

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB852

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T01:34:27.960412Z

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