California Senate Bill 34
Session 20252026
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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Vetoed by Governor on Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
34
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence Reconsider
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Summary
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 authorizes air districts to adopt and implement regulations to reduce or mitigate emissions from indirect sources of air pollution.
Existing law provides for the creation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino included within the area of the South Coast Air Basin, as specified. Existing law requires the district to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the south coast district air quality management plan that are not in conflict with state and federal laws and requires those rules and regulations to provide for indirect source controls under certain circumstances.
In the event the board of the district takes an action to amend or adopt a rule or regulation that imposes new or additional emissions reduction requirements on sources of air pollution associated with an operation at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, this bill would require the action to, among other things, require those ports to prepare assessments of energy demand and supply, cost estimates, and funding source, workforce, and environmental impacts associated with the action and create a process by which those ports can request extensions to the timelines developed to achieve the action's targets. The bill would also prohibit the action from, among other things, imposing a cap on cargo throughput or cruise ship passengers at the ports. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2031.
By imposing additional duties on the district and the ports, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
12/02/24 - Introduced
December 2, 2024
03/24/25 - Amended Senate
March 24, 2025
04/10/25 - Amended Senate
April 10, 2025
04/21/25 - Amended Senate
April 21, 2025
04/30/25 - Amended Senate
April 30, 2025
07/09/25 - Amended Assembly
July 9, 2025
07/16/25 - Amended Assembly
July 16, 2025
09/17/25 - Enrolled
September 17, 2025
04/21/25- Senate Environmental Quality
April 21, 2025
04/25/25- Senate Transportation
April 25, 2025
05/09/25- Senate Appropriations
May 9, 2025
05/24/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 24, 2025
07/04/25- Assembly Natural Resources
July 4, 2025
07/11/25- Assembly Transportation
July 11, 2025
08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations
August 18, 2025
09/02/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
September 2, 2025
09/11/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 11, 2025
10/14/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
October 14, 2025
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10/13/2025
Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/13/2025
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.
09/23/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
09/13/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
09/13/2025
Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
09/13/2025
Senate
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Richardson.
09/12/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
09/12/2025
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
09/11/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 3315.) Ordered to the Senate.
09/02/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/20/2025
Assembly
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
07/16/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/15/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 14).
07/09/2025
Assembly
July 14 hearing postponed by committee.
07/09/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
07/08/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 7).
06/09/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.
06/04/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
06/03/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 1473.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/23/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23).
05/16/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
05/12/2025
Senate
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
05/02/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 12.
04/30/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28).
04/23/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 866.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
04/22/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 28 in TRANS. pending receipt.
04/21/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
04/17/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 23.
04/11/2025
Senate
April 30 hearing postponed by committee.
04/11/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 30.
04/10/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
03/28/2025
Senate
April 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/24/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
03/11/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 2.
01/29/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and TRANS.
12/03/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
12/02/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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