(1) Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the State Air Resources Board for the purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2016, that a portion of the registration fees for motor vehicles and vessels be deposited into the Air Quality Improvement Fund and, upon appropriation, be expended for the implementation of the program. Pursuant to the Air Quality Improvement Program, the state board has established the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to promote the production and use of zero-emission vehicles and the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project to provide vouchers to help California fleets to purchase hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.
California SB 359 (20132014) — Vehicles: retirement and replacement.
(1) Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the State Air Resources Board for the purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2016, that a portion of the registration fees for motor vehicles and vessels be deposited into the Air Quality Improvement Fund and, upon appropriation, be expended for the implementation of the program. Pursuant to the Air Quality Improvement Program, the state board has established the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to promote the production and use of zero-emission vehicles and the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project to provide vouchers to help California fleets to purchase hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 359 Corbett Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — 8–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 15–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development to Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 359 Corbett Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — 62–10 (pass) · lower
W/O REF. TO FILE — 27–10 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
SB 359 Corbett Senate Third Reading By WIECKOWSKI Amend By WIECKOWSKI Set #1 — 52–25 (pass) · lower
SB 359 Corbett Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — 53–20 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Corbett — primary (person)
Eggman — principal coauthor (person)
Mullin — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2013-04-12 Set for hearing May 1.
2013-05-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 788.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2013-05-13 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 943.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-28 Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-21 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2796.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-30 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-09-06 Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.
2013-09-06 Ordered to the Assembly.
2013-09-06 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2013-09-06 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3
2013-09-06 (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 2961.) .
2013-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 2962.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-09 Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2013-09-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (September 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-09-12 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-09-12 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-09-12 Ordered to the Senate.
2013-09-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-12 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. referral-committee
2013-09-12 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on T. & H. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2444.) Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-09-12 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 2454.) committee-passage
2013-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2445.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 415, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d88083b7-9531-465b-8520-dc5d502d2a37. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).