SB-298 • 2026

State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.

Energy

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor: Caballero
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Veto sustained.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was vetoed by the governor, so it is currently inactive and its provisions are not enforceable.

Plan for Alternative Fuels at California Seaports

This law requires a plan to be made by December 31, 2030, that helps seaports use cleaner fuels and meet their goals of reducing pollution from ships.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to create a plan for alternative fuel needs at California's public seaports by December 31, 2030.
The plan must help seaports meet their goals of reducing pollution from ships that use these ports.
Identifies problems with getting permits for new fuel facilities and suggests ways to solve them.

Who It Names or Affects

California's public seaports
Ships that use California’s ports
The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Terms To Know

Alternative fuels: Fuels other than traditional gasoline or diesel, such as electricity or hydrogen.
Emission reduction goals: Targets set to reduce the amount of pollution released into the air from ships and vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill was vetoed by the governor, so it is not currently in effect.
It does not specify what happens if seaports do not meet their emission reduction goals.

Bill History

2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Veto sustained.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Stricken from file.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Vetoed by the Governor.
2025-09-22 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2873.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3073.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-06-27 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-06-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1392.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1195.) (May 23).
2025-05-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12 California Legislative Information
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 963.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 681.) (April 7).
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.
2025-02-11 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2025-02-10 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 298, Caballero.
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt rules and regulations that will achieve ambient air quality standards required by the federal Clean Air Act, as specified. Existing law requires the state board, following a noticed public hearing, to adopt airborne toxic control measures to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants from nonvehicular sources. Pursuant to this authority, the state board has adopted the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline regulation to require the use of low-sulfur marine distillate fuels in order to reduce emissions of particulate matter, diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides from the use of auxiliary diesel and diesel-electric engines, main propulsion diesel engines, and
auxiliary boilers on oceangoing vessels.
This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in coordination with the State Lands Commission, the Transportation Agency, and the state board, to develop a plan on or before December 31, 2030, for the alternative fuel needs of oceangoing vessels that call at California’s public seaports and that enables the seaports to meet their emission reduction goals. The bill would require that the plan do specified things, including, among other things,
identify barriers to permitting alternative fuel facilities at seaports and opportunities to address those barriers. The bill would require the Energy Commission to convene a working group to advise the Energy Commission on the development of the information required to be included in the plan, as specified. The bill would require the state board to provide the Energy Commission with information regarding fuels for oceangoing vessels that comply with the state board’s regulations for those vessels.

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