Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 298
Session 20252026
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Oct 13, 2025
First Action
Feb 10, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
298
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt rules and regulations that will achieve ambient air quality standards required by the federal Clean Air Act, as specified. Existing law requires the state board, following a noticed public hearing, to adopt airborne toxic control measures to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants from nonvehicular sources. Pursuant to this authority, the state board has adopted the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline regulation to require the use of low-sulfur marine distillate fuels in order to reduce emissions of particulate matter, diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides from the use of auxiliary diesel and diesel-electric engines, main propulsion diesel engines, and auxiliary boilers on oceangoing vessels. This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , in coordination with the State Lands Commission, the Transportation Agency, and the state board, to develop a plan on or before December 31, 2030, for the alternative fuel needs of oceangoing vessels that call at California's public seaports and that enables the seaports to meet their emission reduction goals. The bill would require that the plan do specified things, including, among other things, identify barriers to permitting alternative fuel facilities at seaports and opportunities to address those barriers. The bill would require the Energy Commission to convene a working group to advise the Energy Commission on the development of the information required to be included in the plan, as specified. The bill would require the state board to provide the Energy Commission with information regarding fuels for oceangoing vessels that comply with the state board's regulations for those vessels.
Documents (10)
10/13/2025
Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/13/2025
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.
09/22/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
09/11/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2873.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
09/09/2025
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
09/09/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3073.) Ordered to the Senate.
09/02/2025
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
09/02/2025
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
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.
07/15/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/08/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
06/27/2025
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
06/16/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES.
06/03/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
06/02/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1392.) 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 1195.) (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.
05/01/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 963.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/17/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 30.
04/10/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
04/09/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 681.) (April 7).
03/24/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 7.
02/19/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.
02/11/2025
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
02/10/2025
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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