Washington 2025

Bill	Bill#	SUMMARY	LAST ACTION	NOTES
SB	2	Voids the amendments made to the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard regulations in November 2024.	03/19/2025 Failed passage in Senate Committee on Environmental Quality. Reconsideration granted.	Pending reconsideration.
SB	34	Requires the State Air Resources Board to establish an intermodal goods movement stakeholders group to include members from each specified port district.	03/24/2025 From Senate Committee on Environmental Quality with amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Senate Committee on Environmental Quality.	Pending Committee action.
SB	263	Authorizes a study on the impacts that potential future increases in tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on international trade of imports and exports might have on, among other things, California’s economic output.	04/03/2025 Hearing scheduled for 4/28 in Senate Committee on Business, Professionals and Economic Development.	Pending Committee action.
AB	605	Enacts the Lower Emissions Equipment at Seaports and Intermodal Yards Program, which includes prohibition from adopting a future regulation that prohibits or disallows for the use of its entire useful life any cargo handling equipment that is purchased pursuant to the program before 12/31/2027.	03/03/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Natural Resources.	Pending Committee action.
SB	298	Requires the State Energy Commission, in coordination with the Transportation Agency and the state board, to develop a plan on or before 12/3130, for the use and deployment of alternative fuels at California’s public seaports,	03/24/2025 Set for hearing on April 7 in Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications..	Pending Committee action.
AB	1421	Extends the Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee operations to 1/1/2035.	03/13/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation.	Pending Committee action.
AB	1409	Expands and strengthens regulations for intermodal chassis inspections at port terminals, changing the existing law to require (instead of merely authorize) port terminals to conduct roadability inspections. Broadens the definition of "port terminal" to include ocean marine terminals and other terminals within port master plan areas, and eliminates previous conditions related to the number of chassis and prior compliance ratings.	03/13/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation.	Pending Committee action.
AB	1058	Suspends the imposition of the tax on motor vehicle fuels for one year.	03/10/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation.	Pending Committee action.
AB	1268	Provides Governor with authority to suspend annual fuel tax rate adjustments scheduled on or after 7/1/25.	03/10/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation.	Pending Committee action.
SB	703	Requires trucking companies and independent truck drivers to provide specific information regarding employee classification before entering a port.	03/25/2025 Scheduled for hearing on 4/8/25 in Senate Committee on Transportation.	Pending Committee action.
Bill	Bill#	SUMMARY	LAST ACTION	NOTES

SB

Voids the amendments made to the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard regulations in November 2024.

03/19/2025 Failed passage in Senate Committee on Environmental Quality. Reconsideration granted.

Pending reconsideration.

SB

Requires the State Air Resources Board to establish an intermodal goods movement stakeholders group to include members from each specified port district.

03/24/2025 From Senate Committee on Environmental Quality with amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Senate Committee on Environmental Quality.

Pending Committee action.

SB

263

Authorizes a study on the impacts that potential future increases in tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on international trade of imports and exports might have on, among other things, California’s economic output.

04/03/2025 Hearing scheduled for 4/28 in Senate Committee on Business, Professionals and Economic Development.

Pending Committee action.

AB

605

Enacts the Lower Emissions Equipment at Seaports and Intermodal Yards Program, which includes prohibition from adopting a future regulation that prohibits or disallows for the use of its entire useful life any cargo handling equipment that is purchased pursuant to the program before 12/31/2027.

03/03/2025 Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation and Natural Resources.

Pending Committee action.

SB