2021 Environmental Scorecard
AB 1346 – Assembly Natural Resources
Zero Emission Lawn and Garden Equipment
AB 1346 supports the transition to zero-emissions for gas powered lawn and garden equipment, such as leaf blowers. Smog-forming emissions from these small engines actually surpass those from passenger vehicles. For example, operating the best-selling gas-powered commercial leaf blower for one hour emits air pollutants comparable to driving a 2017 Toyota Camry from Los Angeles to Denver. This bill would require CARB to adopt regulations to prohibit engine exhaust from new small off-road engines by 2024 and to provide rebates and incentive funding to support the transition.
Bill info from the legislature
Issues: Air Quality, Climate Change
Signed into Law
Status:
Passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Newsom
47 yes
22 no
11 abstain
21 yes
9 no
10 abstain
Signed into Law
Legend Key
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Pro-Environmental Action
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Anti-Environmental Action
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NVDid Not Vote on Good Bill,
Counted Negatively -
NVDid Not Vote on Bad Bill,
Counted Positively -
Excused Absence, Not Counted
Positively or Negatively
