The Bay Area Air District, SPUR, and the Building Decarbonization Coalition Action Fund urge support for SB 222, the Heat Pump Access Act, which would modernize and standardize permitting to make heat pump installations faster and more affordable statewide. The letter explains that inconsistent, costly, and slow local permitting is a major barrier to meeting California’s climate goals, driving up installation costs and sometimes pushing homeowners toward unpermitted work. SB 222 would streamline approvals, cap excessive local requirements, enable automated permitting, and protect consumers while still allowing jurisdictions to recover reasonable costs.