AB 4 — Low carbon fuel standards: regulations.
Last action — Died at Desk.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024, Special Session 2. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions to ensure that the statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, no later than December 31, 2030. Pursuant to the act, the state board has adopted the Low-Carbon Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations. This bill would prohibit the state board from amending the Low-Carbon Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations prior to January 1, 2026.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Died at Desk.
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Read first time.
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From printer.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Tri Ta · Cosponsor
- Tom Lackey · Cosponsor
- James Gallagher · Cosponsor
- Diane Dixon · Cosponsor
- Laurie Davies · Cosponsor
- Phillip Chen · Cosponsor
- Juan Alanis · Cosponsor
- Joe Patterson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Patterson, Joe Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (7)
- Ta, Tri Republican
- Lackey, Tom Republican
- Gallagher, James Republican Voted No
- Dixon, Diane Republican Voted No
- Davies, Laurie Republican
- Chen, Phillip Republican Voted No
- Alanis, Juan Republican
Not signed on (114)
114 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 114 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 8% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Not Voting |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Nay |
| Rubio, Susan | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 64 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 11% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Not Voting |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Nay |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Nay |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Nay |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Nay |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 19% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 7% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Boerner Horvath | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 4 do?
- The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions to ensure that the statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, no later than December 31, 2030. Pursuant to the act, the state board has adopted the Low-Carbon Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations. This bill would prohibit the state board from amending the Low-Carbon Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations prior to January 1, 2026.
- Who sponsors AB 4?
- AB 4 is sponsored by Ta, Tri (Republican), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Gallagher, James (Republican), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Chen, Phillip (Republican), Alanis, Juan (Republican), and Patterson, Joe (Republican).
- What is the current status of AB 4?
- This bill died with 2023-2024, Special Session 2. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 4?
- Track AB 4 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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