SB 1300: Natural Resources Agency: Secretariat for International Climate Coordination and Cooperation.
The bill aims to amend the health and safety code to improve the state's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It designates the state air resources board as the primary agency responsible for monitoring and regulating emissions. The board must prepare and approve a scoping plan to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, which must be updated every five years. The report required by the joint legislative committee on climate change policies must now include a discussion of international agreements and clean technology innovation that influence the implementation of the scoping plan. This expanded report will provide more comprehensive information on the state's efforts to address climate change.
| Aug. 13, 2026 | August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| Aug. 05, 2026 | August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. |
| Jun. 30, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun. 22, 2026 | June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| May. 27, 2026 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Amended IN Assembly May 27, 2026 |
| Introduced by Senator Stern |
February 20, 2026 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan at least once every 5 years. Existing law requires the state board to present an informational report on topics related to the scoping plan, as directed by the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, at least once a year at a hearing of the joint committee. Existing law requires that report to include a discussion of the regulatory requirements, initiatives, and other programs that influence the implementation of the scoping plan.
This bill would also require that report to include a discussion of international agreements on the topic of climate change or clean technology innovation that influence the implementation of the scoping plan.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 12802.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12802.6.
The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency may appoint an individual or identify one or more University of California centers to oversee and administer a Secretariat for International Climate Coordination and Cooperation to assist the legislative and executive branches’ engagement in international climate policy, including, but not limited to, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties processes and the state’s existing and future international climate change memoranda of understanding, technical cooperation agreements, and other voluntary frameworks.(a)(1)The state board shall make available, and update at least annually, on its internet website the emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants for each facility that reports to the state board pursuant to Section 38530. The data shall be displayed in a manner that illustrates the changes in emissions levels over time.
(2)No later than January 1, 2018, the state board shall add toxic air contaminant emissions to the information made available pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3)The criteria pollutant and toxic air contaminant emissions data for stationary sources shall be based on data provided to the state board by air pollution control and air quality management districts collected pursuant to Section 39607 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 44340) of Part 6 of Division 26.
(b)At least once a year at a hearing of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, the state board shall present an informational report on topics related to the scoping plan pursuant to Sections 38561 and 38562.7, as directed by the joint committee. The report shall include a discussion of the regulatory requirements, initiatives, international agreements on the topic of climate change or clean technology innovation, and other programs that influence the implementation of the scoping plan. The report also may include recommendations from the state board for legislative action and consideration.