California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 30
Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cortese (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Arreguín (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law provides various provisions applicable to all public transit and transit districts and includes specific requirements applicable to public entities that operate commuter rail or rail transit systems.
This bill would prohibit a public entity that owns diesel-powered on-track equipment from selling, donating, or otherwise transferring ownership of that equipment for continued use after the public entity decommissions the equipment. The bill would exempt the sale, donation, or transfer of the ownership of that equipment from the prohibition if the equipment is deemed to be in one of specified categories of emissions standards designated by the federal government for locomotives, the equipment produces emissions equivalent to any equipment within any of those federal categories, or the diesel engine is removed from the equipment, as specified.
Text versions
- 10/13/25 - Chaptered· Oct 13, 2025
- 09/12/25 - Enrolled· Sep 12, 2025
- 07/16/25 - Amended Assembly· Jul 16, 2025
- 05/05/25 - Amended Senate· May 5, 2025
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 26, 2025
- 02/11/25 - Amended Senate· Feb 11, 2025
- 12/02/24 - Introduced· Dec 2, 2024
- SB30
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 Senate | Unfinished Business SB30 Cortese et al. Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 9, 2025 House | SB 30 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Wilson | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 20, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 14, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 30, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 13, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 13, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 17, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2836.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Sep 9, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Sep 9, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 3092.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 20, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20). - Jul 16, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 15, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (July 14). - Jun 26, 2025 · House
July 7 hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 5, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on TRANS. - May 28, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1297.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 19, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 19. - May 5, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 1, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 962.) (April 30). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 30. - Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 3. Page 710.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 8. - Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and E.Q. - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Dec 3, 2024 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2. - Dec 2, 2024 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.