The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) subsequently adopted a regulation, Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), which required manufacturers to sell a growing share of their vehicles as ZEVs in alignment with state goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - The department has not yet completed Tier II or Tier III but anticipates finishing these remaining steps by summer 2025. Once complete, CARB will use the multimedia evaluation process to determine whether to move forward with developing a regulation to authorize t he use of E15 in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - In an attempt to address this challenge, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II rule on August 25, 2022. The rule requires that by 2035, 100  percent of new cars and light-duty trucks sold in California must be ZEVs or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - For  example, the CFTCs host the Firefighter Academy and the Company Officer Academy, which are training courses required for classifications of Firefighter II (permanent firefighters) and above. In  total, CalFire ’s training programs train an average of 2,900 students per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457