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CA SB 474

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State Air Resources Board: regulatory authority: revocation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 474 pass?

No. CA SB 474 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 474 about?

Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and confers the state board various regulatory authorities, including the authority to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions, as specified. This bill would revoke all authority of the state board to adopt, revise, or repeal regulations and would declare that any law granting authority to or requiring the state board to adopt, revise, or repeal regulations, or take an action that requires exercising regulatory authority, instead be read as only authorizing the state board to provide advice and propose measures to the Legislature for statutory enactment. The bill would require the state board to, as necessary, provide advice and propose measures to the Legislature for statutory enactment regarding its duties, as provided. The bill would declare that it does not invalidate or repeal any regulation adopted by the state board before January 1, 2026.

Who sponsors CA SB 474?

Niello is the primary sponsor of CA SB 474.

Description

Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and confers the state board various regulatory authorities, including the authority to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions, as specified. This bill would revoke all authority of the state board to adopt, revise, or repeal regulations and would declare that any law granting authority to or requiring the state board to adopt, revise, or repeal regulations, or take an action that requires exercising regulatory authority, instead be read as only authorizing the state board to provide advice and propose measures to the Legislature for statutory enactment. The bill would require the state board to, as necessary, provide advice and propose measures to the Legislature for statutory enactment regarding its duties, as provided. The bill would declare that it does not invalidate or repeal any regulation adopted by the state board before January 1, 2026.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nielloauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-04-30

    April 30 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 5. Page 963.) Reconsideration granted.

    committee-failure,committee-passage-unfavorable

  3. 2025-04-02

    Set for hearing April 30.

  4. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  6. 2025-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

  • [First] hearing set for [04-30-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

    2025-04-30 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · fail · 3-5

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: no
    • Pérez: no
    • Menjivar: no
    • Gonzalez: no
    • Padilla: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB474

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