Section node
Climate-related financial risk report
Health & Safety Code § 38533
- What this page is
- Section node, Health & Safety Code § 38533
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-15Changed
- Responsible publisher
- ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position
Short answer
What does Health & Safety Code § 38533 require, and where does it carry an outcome in the rule tree?
Health & Safety Code § 38533 is the paragraph the California SB 253 / SB 261 decision agent rests on for this question. Public report on climate-related financial risk and the measures taken. The block was read against the publisher on 2026-08-15 and carries 2 outcomes in the agent's rule tree. The reference can be cited as it stands, with a link to the official text and a content hash.
Health & Safety Code § 38533Checked against the publisher 2026-08-15
A source reference, not legal advice.
- Jurisdiction
- Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 38532 and 38533
- Section node
- sb261-risk
- Read
- 2026-08-15
- Hash
- sha256:d06a242ba0bc3f3a
Outcomes resting on this section
The rules below point to this section in their outcome. The verdict is a machine classification, not a judgment on an individual matter.
ca-climate-sb261
The climate-related financial risk report is absent
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 38533 requires companies doing business in California with revenue above 500 million USD to publish a report on climate-related financial risk and the measures taken.
prohibited, Requirement applies
ca-climate-base
The climate reporting duties apply to the company
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 38532 and 38533 apply to companies doing business in California above the thresholds, with reporting from 2026 and later scopes phased in.
risk, Requirement applies
Section nodes
- Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reportingHealth & Safety Code § 38532(c)
- Scope 3 emissions reportingHealth & Safety Code § 38532(c)(2)
- Third-party assuranceHealth & Safety Code § 38532(c)(3)
The verdict is a machine classification of the outcome, not legal advice and not a compliance decision.
Verifiable trust signals
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