SB-34 • 2026

Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Vetoed

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was officially vetoed and has no effective date as of now.

Air Pollution Rules for Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

This bill sets rules for how the South Coast Air Quality Management District can make new pollution control laws that affect the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

What This Bill Does

Requires the district to ask ports to study costs, funding, workforce needs, and environmental impacts before making new pollution rules.
Allows ports to request extensions if they need more time to meet new pollution reduction goals.
Prohibits the district from setting limits on how much cargo or cruise ship passengers can come through the ports.

Who It Names or Affects

The South Coast Air Quality Management District
Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

Terms To Know

Air Pollution Control District: An organization that makes rules to reduce air pollution in a specific area.
Indirect Source Controls: Rules that limit the amount of pollution from sources like factories or ports, which are not directly controlled by the district.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill was vetoed and its provisions will not take effect unless lawmakers override the veto.
It does not specify how much money the state will provide to help with new pollution control efforts.

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.
2025-09-23 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 3057.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3056.)
2025-09-13 California Legislative Information
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Richardson.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 2965.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 0. Page 3315.) Ordered to the Senate.
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.
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 14).
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
July 14 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-07-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 7).
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and TRANS.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 1473.) 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 1188.) (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.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28).
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 866.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-22 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 28 in TRANS. pending receipt.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-11 California Legislative Information
April 30 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-11 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
April 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-11 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 2.
2025-01-29 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and TRANS.
2024-12-03 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2024-12-02 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 34, Richardson.
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control districts and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law authorizes air districts to adopt and implement regulations to reduce or mitigate emissions from indirect sources of air pollution.
Existing law provides for the creation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino included within the area of the South Coast Air Basin, as specified. Existing law requires the district to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the south coast district air quality
management plan that are not in conflict with state and federal laws and requires those rules and regulations to provide for indirect source controls under certain circumstances.
In the event the board of the district takes an action to amend or adopt a rule or regulation that imposes new or additional emissions reduction requirements on sources of air pollution associated with an operation at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, this bill would require the action to, among other things, require those ports to prepare assessments of energy demand and supply, cost estimates, and funding source, workforce, and environmental impacts associated with the action and create a process by which those ports can request extensions to the timelines developed to achieve the action’s targets. The bill would also prohibit the action from, among other things, imposing a cap on cargo throughput or
cruise ship passengers at the ports. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2031.
By imposing additional duties on the district and the ports, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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