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AB 1791: State Air Resources Board: South Coast Air Quality Management District: regulations: prohibition: costs.
What AB 1791 does, verified February 24, 2026
The bill prohibits the state air resources board from adopting regulations that add excessive costs to gasoline, homes, or nonresidential buildings. It limits the cost increase for gasoline to $0.02 per gallon, for homes to $2,000, and for nonresidential buildings to $5,000. The bill requires the state board and the south coast air quality management district to submit data demonstrating compliance with these cost limits. If the commission on state mandates determines that the bill contains mandated costs, the state must reimburse local agencies and school districts for those costs.
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| Feb. 23, 2026 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | Read first time. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2026 · 626 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1791
| Introduced by Assembly Member Sanchez |
February 10, 2026 |
An act to add Sections 39616.6 and 40440.9 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1791, as introduced, Sanchez. State Air Resources Board: South Coast Air Quality Management District: regulations: prohibition: costs.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases.
This bill would prohibit the state board from adopting any regulation or rule that would add more than $0.02 to the cost of a gallon of gasoline or add $2,000 or more to the cost to build any home. The bill would require the state board to submit data to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature that demonstrates how a proposed regulation is compliant with this prohibition.
Existing law, the Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act, establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District in those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino included within the South Coast Air Basin as the local agency with the responsibility for comprehensive air pollution control within the basin.
This bill would prohibit the south coast district from adopting any regulation or rule that would add more than $0.02 to the cost of a gallon of gasoline, add $2,000 or more to the cost to build any home, or add $5,000 or more to the cost to build a nonresidential building. The bill would require the south coast district to submit data to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature that demonstrates how a proposed regulation is compliant with this prohibition. To the extent it would impose additional duties on a local entity, 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.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 39616.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39616.6.
Notwithstanding any other law, the state board shall not adopt any regulation or rule that would add more than two cents ($0.02) to the cost of a gallon of gasoline or add two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more to the cost to build any home. The state board shall submit data to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature that demonstrates how a proposed regulation is compliant with this section.SEC. 2.
Section 40440.9 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:40440.9.
Notwithstanding any other law, the south coast district shall not adopt any regulation or rule that would add more than two cents ($0.02) to the cost of a gallon of gasoline, add two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more to the cost to build any home, or add five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to the cost to build a nonresidential building. The south coast district shall submit data to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature that demonstrates how a proposed regulation is compliant with this section.SEC. 3.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.Text of AB 1791 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions