CURRENT PRIORITY LEGISLATION

SB 1053 (Blakespear & Allen) / AB 2236 (Bauer-Kahan) Closing the Plastic Bag Loophole

Status: SB 1053 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
Status: AB 2236 - Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Would prohibit all plastic shopping bags in California grocery stores and require recycled paper bags to be made from 100 percent postconsumer recycled materials, without exception.

SB 1167 (Blakespear) Reusable Mugs

Status: No longer moving. Did not receive enough votes to pass Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
Requires large chain restaurants to serve beverages in reusable cups for dine-in customers.

AB 660 (Irwin) Simplifying Expiration Dates

Status: Referred to Senate Agriculture Committee
Requires food manufacturers to use uniform terminology when labeling their products with "safety" or "quality" dates, and bans the use of consumer-facing "sell-by" dates.

AB 2577 (Irwin) Regulating Expiration Dates

Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Directs CalRecycle to regulate expiration date labels under SB 1383.

AB 2761 (Hart & Lowenthal) Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act

Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Prohibits toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and PFAS in plastic packaging which harm human health.