Senate bill · 20252026
SB 285
Net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal: carbon dioxide removal: regulations.
Progress
362 days from first to latest action, across 13 recorded actions.
Filed
Feb 5
Referred to committee
Feb 14
Heard in committee
Apr 3
Reported from committee
Apr 3
Passed first chamber
Stopped here
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Senate · Apr 2, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 6–2
6 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Placed on suspense file
Senate · Apr 21, 2025
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
May 16, 2025 · Senate
April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 21.
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 634.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Environmental Quality
Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 2.
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
March 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing March 19.
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on E.Q. Environmental Quality
Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Environmental Quality
Senate
Referred Feb 14, 2025 · heard Apr 3, 2025 · reported after 48 days
- Appropriations
Senate
Referred Apr 3, 2025 · never reported
Topics
Bill text
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB 154Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption. | Committee on Budget– | Became law | Became law | Oct 11, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2025. |
| SB 154Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption. | Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review– | Passed first chamber | In progress | Sep 13, 2025Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. |
| SB 445High-speed rail: third-party agreements, permits, and approvals: regulations. | Scott WienerD | Passed first chamber | In progress | Aug 29, 2025August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| SB 1239State Air Resources Board: regulations: supplemental impact analysis. | Brian JonesR | Referred to committee | In progress | Apr 8, 2026April 8 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 5. Page 3792.) Reconsideration granted. |
| AB 2432State Air Resources Board: regulations: analysis of financial impact on drivers. | Stan EllisR | Referred to committee | In progress | Mar 24, 2026Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| SB 441State Air Resources Board: membership: removal: regulations: review. | Melissa HurtadoD | Referred to committee | Failed | Feb 2, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |