The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance with the act. The act requires the state board to make available, and update at least annually, on its internet website the emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, and toxic air contaminants for each facility that reports to the state board, as provided.
California SB 253 (20232024) — Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance with the act. The act requires the state board to make available, and update at least annually, on its internet website the emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, and toxic air contaminants for each facility that reports to the state board, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB253 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 27–8 (pass) · upper
SB 253 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Ward — 49–20 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 4–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–3 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB253 Wiener et al. — 24–9 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Boerner — coauthor (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — author (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Kalra — principal coauthor (person)
Lee — coauthor (person)
Min — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — principal coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Stern — author (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Ward — coauthor (person)
Zbur — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-30 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-01-31 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
2023-02-09 Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD. referral-committee
2023-02-10 Set for hearing March 15.
2023-03-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 353.) (March 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-10 Set for hearing April 18.
2023-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 798.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
2023-05-01 May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1162.) (May 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 1360.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-15 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2023-06-30 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
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 10). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-16 August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 20. Page 3210.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 2614.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 382, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/860d6363-067b-4e97-8a0c-5202f3c867d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).