AB-786 • 2026

California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Solache
Last action: 2025-10-13
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 710, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the name change will impact operations or specify requirements for helping entities with environmental project funding.

Renaming Pollution Control Authority

This law changes the name of an existing authority from California Pollution Control Financing Authority to Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority.

What This Bill Does

Changes the name of the California Pollution Control Financing Authority to the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority.

Who It Names or Affects

The California Pollution Control Financing Authority

Terms To Know

Authority: An organization with the power to make decisions and provide services.
Financing: Money provided for a project, usually by lending or investing.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the name change will affect the authority's operations.
This law only takes effect if another related bill (AB 70) is also passed and this one is enacted last.

Bill History

2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 710, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3236.).
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2704.).
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Held at Desk.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on B. & F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-30 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-06-27 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-06-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1809.).
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)
2025-05-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on B.&F.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 786, Solache.
California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.
Existing law establishes the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, which consists of 3 members: the Director of Finance, the Treasurer, and the Controller. Existing law requires the authority to provide the maximum opportunity for the use of the authority’s financing by individuals, businesses engaged in agricultural operations, and small businesses or corporations by providing information, assistance, and coordination to facilitate financing for small projects and other financing that benefits the environment and the economy of the state, as specified.
This bill would rename the authority as the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority.
This bill would incorporate additional changes
to Section 42652.5 of the Public Resources Code proposed by AB 70 to be operative only if this bill and AB 70 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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