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AB 1584: State Air Resources Board: Office of Civil Rights.
What AB 1584 does, verified August 15, 2026
This bill proposes to create an Office of Civil Rights within the California Environmental Protection Agency's State Air Resources Board. The office will be responsible for providing training on civil rights obligations to relevant staff and organizations. It will also coordinate with air pollution control districts, air quality management districts, and the California Environmental Protection Agency to align civil rights compliance efforts statewide. The office will post an annual summary of civil rights complaints and compliance efforts on its website.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-08-13)Alert me
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| Aug. 13, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Jul. 01, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun. 17, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| Jun. 09, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
Latest bill textAmended version, June 9, 2026 · 512 words
| Amended IN Senate June 09, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1584
| Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson |
January 13, 2026 |
An act to add Section 39520 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1584, as amended, Jackson. State Air Resources Board: Office of Civil Rights.
Existing law establishes within the California Environmental Protection Agency the State Air Resources Board. Existing law provides for the establishment of air pollution control districts and air quality management districts. Existing law generally vests regulatory jurisdiction over stationary sources of air pollution to in the air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and regulatory jurisdiction over mobile sources of air pollution to in the State Air Resources Board.
This bill, contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another act for its purposes, would create the Office of Civil Rights within the state board. The bill would set forth the responsibilities of the office, including providing training on civil rights obligations to board staff, grantees, contractors, and subrecipients, and coordinating with air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and the California Environmental Protection Agency to align civil rights compliance efforts statewide. subrecipients. The bill would require the state board to post on its internet website an annual summary of information regarding the office, including a summary of civil rights complaints received by the office and a description of compliance and enforcement efforts by the office relating to civil rights.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 39520 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39520.
(a) There is hereby established within the state board an Office of Civil Rights.(b) The responsibilities of the office established pursuant to subdivision (a) include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Providing training on civil rights obligations to board staff, grantees, contractors, and subrecipients.
(2) Developing a civil rights evaluation tool to assist recipients in understanding and being able to meet their civil rights requirements.
(3) Ensuring language access and culturally appropriate outreach in all public engagement processes, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Translation and interpretation services.
(B) Bilingual or multilingual staffing.
(C) Multilingual public materials.
(4)Coordinating with air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and the California Environmental Protection Agency to align civil rights compliance efforts statewide.
(c) The state board shall post on its internet website an annual summary that includes, but is not limited to, the following information regarding the office created pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1) A summary of civil rights complaints received by the office.
(2) A description of compliance and enforcement efforts by the office relating to civil rights.
(3) An overview of public outreach and engagement activities carried out by the office.
(d) The implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another act for these purposes.
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