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type: "Bill"
title: "California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund."
description: "The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of emissions of greenhouse gases and to monitor and enforce compliance with the reporting and verification program, and requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to include use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation by the Legislature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 535"
citation: "California SB 535 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["De León"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 40
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2012-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20f232b8-1ce2-4df0-a2d9-b30c1cdc5f52"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535"
source_hash: "e832f3dadc62baad813f7de8d23db216d6f9082711fb1b02914465b4ba0010ae"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 535 (20112012) — California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of emissions of greenhouse gases and to monitor and enforce compliance with the reporting and verification program, and requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to include use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/17/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53599INT)
2. **03/24/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53598AMD)
3. **05/31/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53597AMD)
4. **06/21/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53596AMD)
5. **07/05/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53595AMD)
6. **08/20/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53594AMD)
7. **08/24/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53593AMD)
8. **08/31/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53592AMD)
9. **09/30/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53590CHP)
10. **SB535** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535)
11. **09/10/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB535&version=20110SB53591ENR)
## Votes
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **90** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **63** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **125** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **51** (pass) · upper
- SB 535 De León Senate Third Reading Amend By PÉREZ, J. Set #1**4920** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Supp 5 SB535 De León — **2514** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **63** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **63** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB535 De León — **2315** (pass) · upper
- SB 535 De León Senate Third Reading By PÉREZ, J. — **4329** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- De León — primary (person)
- Davis — coauthor (person)
- John A. Pérez — principal coauthor (person)
- Lara — coauthor (person)
- Pavley — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-17** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
- **2011-03-03** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-03-31** Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** Set for hearing May 2.
- **2011-05-03** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 855.) (May 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-06** Set for hearing May 16.
- **2011-05-16** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2011-05-20** Set for hearing May 26.
- **2011-05-27** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 1118.) (May 26). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-31** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 1270.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2011-06-13** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-21** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-07-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 27). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-07-05** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-08-17** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2011-08-25** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2012-08-16** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-24** Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Page 6273.)
- **2012-08-24** Read third time and amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 20. Page 6277.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-24** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-27** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2012-08-28** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 6404.)
- **2012-08-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 29). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-31** Read second time. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-31** Amended.
- **2012-08-31** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6750.)
- **2012-08-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 29. Page 6768.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-31** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2012-08-31** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2012-08-31** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be taken up for consideration. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 5111.) `committee-passage`
- **2012-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 5115.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2012-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20f232b8-1ce2-4df0-a2d9-b30c1cdc5f52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).