CA SB 1161
in committeeAdministrative regulations: economic impact analysis and standardized regulatory impact assessments: State Air Resources Board.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1161 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 1161 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1161 about?
Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for the preparation of the state implementation plan required by the federal Clean Air Act, and requires the state board to adopt standards, rules, and regulations that are consistent with the state goal of providing a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation that is not a major regulation, as defined, to prepare an economic impact assessment, as provided. Existing law requires a state agency that is proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a major regulation to prepare a standardized regulatory impact analysis, as provided. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation to include in either the economic impact assessment, or the standardized regulatory impact assessment, a distributional analysis of the costs, benefits, and net impacts on personal income across income levels and an informative digest, as provided.
Who sponsors CA SB 1161?
Valladares is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1161, joined by 16 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for the preparation of the state implementation plan required by the federal Clean Air Act, and requires the state board to adopt standards, rules, and regulations that are consistent with the state goal of providing a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation that is not a major regulation, as defined, to prepare an economic impact assessment, as provided. Existing law requires a state agency that is proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a major regulation to prepare a standardized regulatory impact analysis, as provided. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation to include in either the economic impact assessment, or the standardized regulatory impact assessment, a distributional analysis of the costs, benefits, and net impacts on personal income across income levels and an informative digest, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Valladaresauthor
- Choicoauthor
- Dahlecoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
- Stricklandcoauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Alvarezcoauthor
- Ávila Faríascoauthor
- Daviescoauthor
- Elliscoauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
- Hadwickcoauthor
- Hoovercoauthor
- Lackeycoauthor
- Macedocoauthor
- Pattersoncoauthor
- Walliscoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-14
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-14
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3792.) (April 8).
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2026-03-10
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-08 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Blakespear: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Dahle: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Related bills
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