CaliforniaEnvironmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.
What it does
Existing provisions of the California Constitution make the Attorney General, subject to the powers and duties of the Governor, the chief law officer of the state. Under existing law, the Attorney General may maintain an action for equitable relief in the name of the people of the State of California against any person for the protection of the natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction.
More detail
This bill would continue in existence in the Department of Justice a Bureau of Environmental Justice.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to prepare, in consultation with specified entities, a monitoring plan regarding the availability and effectiveness of toxic air contaminant and criteria air pollutant advanced sensing monitoring technologies and existing community air monitoring systems, as specified, and based on the findings and recommendations of that plan, select, in consultation with the air pollution control districts and air quality management districts, the highest priority locations around the state to deploy community air monitoring systems, as provided.
This bill would require monitoring in a location selected by the state board to remain active for no fewer than 5 years, with an option for the air district and the state board to agree to extend active monitoring for additional 5-year periods, as necessary. The bill would require the state board to update the above-described monitoring plan by July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the update to be considered and approved by the state board before it is implemented. The bill would subject these requirement to available funding. The bill would require, by March 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the state board, in consultation with the air districts, to report to specified committees of the Legislature about the progress the state board and the air districts have made in implementing these and other provisions, as specified. The bill would require the chair of the state board and the executive directors or air pollution control officers of the relevant air districts to appear before the relevant policy committees of the Legislature to present on the progress in implementing those requirements. By imposing additional requirements on air districts, this 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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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Sep 19Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 120, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Sep 19Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 3055.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded SB 352 Reyes Senate Third Reading By BRYAN. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded W/O REF. TO FILE. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Sep 13Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3489.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 13Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3441.)
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 12From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (September 12).Minor
- Sep 12Coauthors revised.
- Sep 10Joint Rule 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2801.)
- Sep 10Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Sep 10Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Sep 10Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 10Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 10Joint Rule 61(a)13 suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3191.)
- Sep 5Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.Minor
- May 29In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 27Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- May 5May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 25Set for hearing May 5.
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 830.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 682.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and G.O.Minor
- Apr 1Set for hearing April 7 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.
- Mar 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 19Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
- Feb 12Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced