AB-555 • 2026

Air resources: regulatory impacts: transportation fuel costs.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Jackson
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the intended use of these reports or their impact beyond reporting requirements.

Air Resources: Fuel Costs

This law requires the state board to report every quarter about how their rules affect the cost of transportation fuels for people in California.

What This Bill Does

The bill tells the state board to make reports four times a year.
These reports must show data on fuel prices and explain how regulations impact these costs.
Reports are sent to policy committees in the Legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

The state board that makes rules for transportation fuels
Policy committees in the California Legislature

Terms To Know

State Board: A group with authority to make rules about fuel standards and emissions.
Regulations: Rules made by the state board that affect how fuels are used in vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not say what happens if the reports show high costs.
It is unclear who exactly will read and use these reports.
There's no information on whether this law will change fuel prices directly.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 555, as introduced, Jackson.
Air resources: regulatory impacts: transportation fuel costs.
Existing law vests the state board with the authority to regulate transportation fuels and requires the state board to adopt standards and regulations providing for specification for vehicular fuel composition to achieve the maximum degree of emission reduction possible from vehicular sources to attain the state air quality standards.
This bill would require the state board, on a quarterly basis, to submit to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature a report providing data and describing the impacts of its regulations of transportation fuels on the prices of those fuel to California consumers.

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