CA Climate Disclosure Clock 2026 — SB 253 / SB 261 date and fee check

CARB moved the first SB 253 report from 10 August 2026 to 10 November 2026, and is not enforcing the 1 January 2026 SB 261 date. This popup dates your own group and totals the per-entity fees.

Reports you owe
Next CARB report date
Days left to the SB 253 reportdays
SB 253 fees, all entitiesUSD
SB 261 fees, all entitiesUSD
CARB fees you will be billedUSD
SB 261 enforcement status
Scope 3 lead time
Own this answer: CSV export of the per-entity fee and date table, plus an alarm that re-checks the SB 253 date — $60 once, 7-day full refund
Which of the 2 laws applies
Tests total annual revenue against both statutory thresholds — more than 1000 (USD millions) for SB 253, more than 500 for SB 261 — instead of the California-only revenue figure people reach for first.
US formation test
SB 253 and SB 261 reach entities formed under the laws of a US state doing business in California. A group whose filing entity is formed outside the United States is told Neither, with the reason.
The moved SB 253 date
Returns 2026-11-10 — CARB moved the first Scope 1 and Scope 2 report from 10 August 2026 to 10 November 2026 — and the days left from the date you type.
SB 261 enforcement status
Says plainly that the statutory 2026-01-01 SB 261 date is not being enforced while a Ninth Circuit injunction is on appeal, and that CARB will set an alternate date, so nobody reports to a dead date.
Per-entity fee total
Multiplies CARB's fees by your count of covered entities: 3 entities at 1,250 (USD millions) of revenue owe 9,318 for SB 253 plus 4,209 for SB 261 = 13,527 in fees, assessed 10 September 2026.
Scope 3 lead time
Flags that Scope 3 reporting and assurance are anticipated to begin in 2027, so the inventory work is scoped in the same quarter as the first Scope 1 and Scope 2 filing.

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CARB moved the first SB 253 report from 10 August 2026 to 10 November 2026, and is not enforcing the 1 January 2026 SB 261 date. This popup dates your own group and totals the per-entity fee

CARB's fee schedule: 3,106 per entity for SB 253 and 1,403 for SB 261 — 4,509 per entity, assessed 10 September 2026.

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Questions people ask

What does the CA Climate Disclosure Clock 2026 actually do?

It runs 6 checks on your group: which of the 2 laws applies, the US formation test, the moved SB 253 date of 2026-11-10, the days left, the SB 261 enforcement status, and the per-entity CARB fee total. You type revenue, entity count, formation and today's date; it answers in the popup.

Who is this for?

US corporate controllers, sustainability leads and external reporting managers at groups above 500 (USD millions) of total annual revenue that do business in California. It is built for the person who has to name a filing date in an audit committee paper and cannot cite a blog post from last year.

Why will a free chatbot or checklist not do?

Both quote dates that moved. CARB shifted the first SB 253 Scope 1 and Scope 2 report from 10 August 2026 to 10 November 2026, and is not enforcing the 1 January 2026 SB 261 date because of a Ninth Circuit injunction. Neither knows fees are charged per entity.

What is free and what needs the key?

Every answer is free: the applicable laws, the 2026-11-10 date, days left, enforcement status, Scope 3 lead time and the fee total for any number of entities. The 29 key adds ownership and repetition — a CSV export of the entity table and an alarm that re-checks the date.

What does being in scope cost before anyone writes a report?

CARB's fee schedule is 3,106 per entity for SB 253 and 1,403 per entity for SB 261, assessed 10 September 2026 — 4,509 per entity. A three-entity group is billed 13,527 in fees alone. The extension prices that in one click.

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