California 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB914 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/19/2025

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 914Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 19, 2025 An act to amend Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 914, as introduced, Garcia. State Air Resources Board: regulations.Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to make available to the public each technical, theoretical, and empirical study, report, or similar document, if any, on which the agency relies, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 914Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 19, 2025 An act to amend Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 914, as introduced, Garcia. State Air Resources Board: regulations.Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to make available to the public each technical, theoretical, and empirical study, report, or similar document, if any, on which the agency relies, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 914

Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaFebruary 19, 2025

Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia
February 19, 2025

 An act to amend Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 914, as introduced, Garcia. State Air Resources Board: regulations.

Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to make available to the public each technical, theoretical, and empirical study, report, or similar document, if any, on which the agency relies, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to make available to the public each technical, theoretical, and empirical study, report, or similar document, if any, on which the agency relies, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.

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 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.

SECTION 1. Section 39601.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.

39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.

39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.



39601.5. (a) The state board shall make available to the public all information described in paragraph (2) (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, related to, but not limited to, air emissions, public health impacts, and economic impacts, before the comment period for any regulation proposed for adoption by the state board.

(b) In meeting the requirement of subdivision (a), the state board shall not release proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information. The state board shall release information in aggregated form, where necessary, to protect proprietary, confidential, or otherwise legally protected business information.