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California 20252026

AB 2349

State Air Resources Board: regional air quality incident response program.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-23 09:17:06 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
StateAirResourcesBoard, regionalairqualityincidentresponseprogram
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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 requires the state board to inventory sources of air pollution within the air basins of the state, determine the kinds and quantity of air pollutants, and monitor air pollutants in cooperation with districts and other agencies. This bill would require the state board to expand its incident air monitoring program, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for those purposes, to provide support for a regional network of air quality incident response centers, including at least one air quality incident response and evaluation center located at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, in order to facilitate emergency air monitoring response at the local and regional level. The bill would require each air quality incident response center to be operated by the state board or an air district and would require the state board and each district that operates an air quality incident response center to coordinate to provide emergency air monitoring response for disasters or other crises impacting air quality and public health in the state. The bill would provide that funding made available by the Legislature for purposes of these provisions may be used for various purposes, including program funding to plan, create, equip, and maintain air quality incident response centers. To the extent that the bill would expand the duties of an air district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6410.).

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  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. Coauthors revised.

  20. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  22. Read first time. To print.

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