California 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB941 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 09/25/2024

                            Senate Bill No. 941 CHAPTER 595 An act to add and repeal Section 38561.7 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases. [ Approved by  Governor  September 25, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 25, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 941, Skinner. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan: industrial sources of emissions.The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting 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.This bill would require the state board, in its next update to the scoping plan, to include a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available and a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2028, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2029.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 38561.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

 Senate Bill No. 941 CHAPTER 595 An act to add and repeal Section 38561.7 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases. [ Approved by  Governor  September 25, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 25, 2024. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 941, Skinner. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan: industrial sources of emissions.The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting 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.This bill would require the state board, in its next update to the scoping plan, to include a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available and a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2028, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2029.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Senate Bill No. 941 CHAPTER 595

 Senate Bill No. 941

 CHAPTER 595

 An act to add and repeal Section 38561.7 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

 [ Approved by  Governor  September 25, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 25, 2024. ] 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 941, Skinner. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan: industrial sources of emissions.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting 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.This bill would require the state board, in its next update to the scoping plan, to include a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available and a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2028, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2029.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting 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.

This bill would require the state board, in its next update to the scoping plan, to include a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available and a discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.

This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2028, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2029.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 38561.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 38561.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

SECTION 1. Section 38561.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.



38561.7. (a) In the next update to the scoping plan prepared pursuant to Section 38561, the state board shall include both of the following:

(1) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.

(2) A discussion of industrial sources of emissions of greenhouse gases for which there are no zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.