SB 88

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 22, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jun 02, 2025
  • Passed Assembly Sep 09, 2025
  • Governor

Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.

Abstract

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Existing law requires the state board, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to develop a standardized system for quantifying the direct carbon emissions and decay from fuel reduction activities for purposes of meeting the accounting requirements for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund expenditures, as specified. This bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2028, to publish on its internet website an assessment of the life-cycle emissions from alternative uses of forest and agricultural biomass residues, as specified. The bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2029, to publish on its internet website a strategy to support beneficial carbon removal products, including, but not limited to, biochar, that are generated from agricultural or forest biomass resources. The bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to require, to the extent feasible, all state-funded forest health projects to include an appropriate forest biomass resource disposal component that includes a scientifically based, verifiable method to determine the amount of biomass to be physically removed and the amount to be burned by prescribed burn. The bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to include the value proposition of using agricultural and forest biomass resources for low- and negative-carbon liquid and gaseous fuels, including hydrogen, from noncombustion conversion technology methods and other emerging and innovative approaches in relevant reports and other agency-sponsored documentation.

Bill Sponsors (4)

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Actions


Oct 03, 2025

Senate

Vetoed by the Governor.

Senate

In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Sep 22, 2025

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

Sep 11, 2025

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2872.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Sep 09, 2025

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 3083.) Ordered to the Senate.

Sep 03, 2025

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sep 02, 2025

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 29, 2025

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).

Jul 02, 2025

Assembly

July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Jun 25, 2025

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 24, 2025

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).

Jun 09, 2025

Assembly

Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on NAT. RES.

Jun 03, 2025

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Jun 02, 2025

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1399.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 27, 2025

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 23, 2025

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1191.) (May 23).

May 16, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing May 23.

May 05, 2025

Senate

May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Apr 25, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing May 5.

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 838.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 21, 2025

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on N.R. & W.

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing April 22.

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on N.R. & W.

Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on N.R. & W.

Mar 19, 2025

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 421.) (March 19).

Mar 07, 2025

Senate

Set for hearing March 19.

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

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
Com. on E.Q.

Jan 29, 2025

Senate

Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.

Jan 23, 2025

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.

Jan 22, 2025

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB88 HTML
01/22/25 - Introduced PDF
03/06/25 - Amended Senate PDF
03/20/25 - Amended Senate PDF
04/03/25 - Amended Senate PDF
04/21/25 - Amended Senate PDF
05/23/25 - Amended Senate PDF
06/25/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/02/25 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/13/25 - Enrolled PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/18/25- Senate Environmental Quality PDF
04/18/25- Senate Natural Resources and Water PDF
05/02/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
06/20/25- Assembly Natural Resources PDF
06/30/25- Assembly Appropriations PDF
09/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
09/09/25- Senate Appropriations PDF
10/15/25- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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