Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
California SB 1206 (20212022) — Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale or distribution.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1206 Skinner et al. Concurrence — 29–9 (pass) · upper
SB 1206 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Irwin — 58–8 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 30–9 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Irwin — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-17 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-18 From printer.
2022-03-02 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2022-03-08 Set for hearing March 28.
2022-03-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-03-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3239.) (March 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-03-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-05 Set for hearing April 18.
2022-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-18 April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3788.) (May 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3923.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-02 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2022-06-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-07 June 13 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-04 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-04 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-11 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-11 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 8. Page 5891.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-15 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-18 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4898.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2022-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 884, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7af69e76-bea1-4dd0-a7c6-5b28904c23ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).