# California — HFC refrigerant GWP regulations by US state

For California, equipment category is Bulk HFCs or HFC blends (sale, distribution, or entering into commerce); gwp limit is 2,200 beginning January 1, 2025   1,500 beginning January 1, 2030   750 beginning January 1, 2033; effective date is January 1, 2025; regulatory status is signed into law; regulation citation is SB 1206, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** California _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Equipment category:** Bulk HFCs or HFC blends (sale, distribution, or entering into commerce)
- **GWP limit:** 2,200 beginning January 1, 2025   1,500 beginning January 1, 2030   750 beginning January 1, 2033
- **Effective date:** January 1, 2025
- **Regulatory status:** signed into law _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Regulation citation:** SB 1206

## What the source says

> In August 2022, the state also passed [SB 1206][7] , which: Prohibits the sale, distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk HFCs or HFC blends that exceed the following GWP thresholds: 2,200 beginning January 1, 2025 1,500 beginning January 1, 2030 750 beginning January 1, 2033

## Source

- https://nasrc.org/hfc-policy-tracker/

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [HFC refrigerant GWP regulations by US state](https://referencesource.org/hfc-refrigerant-regulations-by-state/).