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Authors Reyes   Bryan  
Subject Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.
Relating To relating to environmental justice.
Title An act to add Section 12613 to the Government Code, and to amend Section 42705.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to environmental justice.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-19
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-09-19     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-19     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 120, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13     Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-13     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3489.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-13     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-13     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 3055.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (September 12).
2025-09-12     Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3441.)
2025-09-12     Coauthors revised.
2025-09-10     Joint Rule 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2801.)
2025-09-10     Joint Rule 61(a)13 suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3191.)
2025-09-10     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-10     Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-10     Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-09-10     Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2025-09-05     Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-03     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-20     August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2025-06-05     Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.
2025-05-29     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-29     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-27     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 23).
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-05     May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-25     Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-22     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 830.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 682.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and G.O.
2025-04-01     Set for hearing April 7 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.
2025-03-26     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-19     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-13     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2025-02-12     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-09-19
Enrolled     2025-09-15
Amended Assembly     2025-09-10
Amended Assembly     2025-09-05
Amended Assembly     2025-09-02
Amended Senate     2025-03-26
Introduced     2025-02-12
Analyses TBD
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Existing provisions of the California Constitution make the Attorney General, subject to the powers and duties of the Governor, the chief law officer of the state. Under existing law, the Attorney General may maintain an action for equitable relief in the name of the people of the State of California against any person for the protection of the natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction.

This bill would continue in existence in the Department of Justice a Bureau of Environmental Justice.

Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to prepare, in consultation with specified entities, a monitoring plan regarding the availability and effectiveness of toxic air contaminant and criteria air pollutant advanced sensing monitoring technologies and existing community air monitoring systems, as specified, and based on the findings and recommendations of that plan, select, in consultation with the air pollution control districts and air quality management districts, the highest priority locations around the state to deploy community air monitoring systems, as provided.