A bill that would have expanded California regulators’ authority to reduce emissions from trucks and trains died without receiving a vote on Thursday.
What happened: State Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D) said in an interview that state Speaker Robert Rivas (D) denied his request to bring AB 1777 up for a floor vote, meaning it will not have a chance to advance ahead of Friday’s deadline for bills to clear their house of origin.
The measure would have given the California Air Resources Board authority to regulate emissions linked to “indirect sources,” such as warehouses and ports that attract high-emitting trucks and trains.
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A Rivas spokesperson told POLITICO that Garcia did not have enough votes to pass the bill.
