(1) The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act requires all state agencies to consider and implement strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. An executive order establishes a climate action team consisting of specified ex officio members and requires the team to make a specified biannual report to the Legislature and Governor.
California SB 246 (20152016) — Climate change adaptation.
(1) The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act requires all state agencies to consider and implement strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. An executive order establishes a climate action team consisting of specified ex officio members and requires the team to make a specified biannual report to the Legislature and Governor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB246 Wieckowski Concurrence — 25–13 (pass) · upper
SB 246 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By GORDON Amend By GORDON Set #1 — 53–27 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 246 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By GORDON — 56–23 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 26–11 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wieckowski — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2015-02-26 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2015-03-17 Set for hearing April 15.
2015-03-26 April 15 hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-10 Set for hearing April 29.
2015-04-13 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-05-04 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 857.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-08 Set for hearing May 18.
2015-05-18 May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-06-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1150.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 1286.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-15 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-31 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 53. Noes 27. Page 2899.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 23. Page 2964.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 2662.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.
2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 606, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fed9743b-b5ef-49c4-8461-2cec0db7de3a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).