2025 - 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
SB 279 (McNerney) will expand small and medium scale composting capacity in the state, and provides growers with a sustainable alternative to open burning of ag residuals.
NO LONGER MOVING
VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
AB 823 (Boerner) will expand California’s existing ban on intentionally added microbeads to include cosmetics, cleaning products and coatings.
AB 762 (Irwin & Wilson) will ban the sale of non-refillable or non-rechargeable vapes.
SB 45 (Padilla & Blakespear) will require plastic beverage bottles under 2 liters to use tethered caps—caps that remain attached to their bottles throughout their lifecycle—by 2027, eliminating a leading source of litter.