Assembly BillFailedHealth and Safety
AB 41: State Air Resources Board: regulations: impact estimates: retail gasoline prices: public disclosure.
What AB 41 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill requires the state air resources board to estimate the impact of new regulations on retail gasoline prices before they are adopted. This estimate must be made available to the public and includes a maximum estimated impact that assumes the maximum possible cost is passed on to consumers. The goal is to provide transparency and help consumers understand the potential effects of new regulations on the cost of gasoline.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Dec. 03, 2024 | From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. |
| Dec. 02, 2024 | Read first time. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 2, 2024 · 361 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 41
| Introduced by Assembly Member Macedo |
December 02, 2024 |
An act to add Section 39601.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 41, as introduced, Macedo. State Air Resources Board: regulations: impact estimates: retail gasoline prices: public disclosure.
Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for the preparation of the state implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act, and requires the state board to adopt standards, rules, and regulations that are consistent with the state goal of providing a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, before adopting or amending a regulation that imposes costs on gasoline refiners, distributors, or retailers, to make available to the public, including on its internet website, an estimate of the impact on retail gasoline prices due to the proposed new regulation or the existing regulation and the proposed amendments to that regulation. The bill would require the estimate to include a maximum estimated impact on retail gasoline prices that assumes the maximum possible cost imposed, as specified, and that all costs are passed on to consumers.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 39601.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39601.6.
(a) Before adopting or amending a regulation that imposes costs on gasoline refiners, distributors, or retailers, the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall make available to the public, including on its internet website, an estimate of the impact on retail gasoline prices due to either of the following.(1) The proposed new regulation.
(2) The existing regulation and the proposed amendments to that regulation.
(b) An estimate prepared pursuant to this section shall include a maximum estimated impact on retail gasoline prices that assumes the maximum possible cost imposed under the regulation on refiners, distributors, or retailers, and that all costs are passed on to consumers.
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