On April 23, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N 54-20, suspending California’s statewide plastic bag ban for a period of 60 days, unless a jurisdiction had a local ordinance in effect prior to January 1st, 2015.
Below is a list of cities and counties EXEMPT from this executive order.
| Jurisdiction | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Alameda County | 1/25/2012 |
| Arcata | 12/4/2013 |
| Belmont | 1/8/2013 |
| Belvedere | 7/9/2014 |
| Brisbane | 3/18/2013 |
| Burlingame | 3/18/2013 |
| Calabasas | 2/1/2011 |
| Calistoga | 9/5/2014 |
| Campbell | 7/16/2013 |
| Capitola | 6/12/2014 |
| Carmel | 7/3/2012 |
| Carpinteria | 3/12/2012 |
| Chico | 6/20/2014 |
| Santa Barbara | 10/15/2013 |
| Cloverdale | 9/1/2014 |
| Colma | 1/9/2013 |
| Cotati | 9/1/2014 |
| Culver City | 5/28/2013 |
| Cupertino | 3/5/2013 |
| Daly City | 1/14/2013 |
| Dana Point | 3/6/2012 |
| Davis | 5/12/2014 |
| Desert Hot Springs | 4/17/2014 |
| East Palo Alto | 4/2/2013 |
| El Cerrito | 9/17/2013 |
| Fairfax | 2/1/2008 |
| Fort Bragg | 5/14/2012 |
| Foster City | 1/7/2013 |
| Glendale | 1/22/2013 |
| Gonzales | 8/8/2014 |
| Greenfield | 9/12/2014 |
| Half Moon Bay | 3/8/2013 |
| Healdsburg | 9/1/2014 |
| Huntington Beach | 4/1/2013 |
| Indio | 11/14/2014 |
| King City | 9/26/2014 |
| Los Angeles | 6/25/2013 |
| Laguna Beach | 2/28/2012 |
| Larkspur | 11/5/2014 |
| Long Beach | 5/24/2011 |
| Los Altos | 3/12/2013 |
| Los Angeles County | 11/16/2010 |
| Los Gatos | 9/3/2013 |
| Malibu | 5/1/2008 |
| Manhattan Beah | 7/1/2008 |
| Marin County | 1/1/2011 |
| Marina | 9/9/2014 |
| Martinez | 7/18/2014 |
| Mendocino County | 2/25/2014 |
| Menlo Park | 1/22/2013 |
| Mill Valley | 10/21/2013 |
| Millbrae | 2/14/2012 |
| Monrovia | 7/31/2014 |
| Monterey | 12/6/2011 |
| Monterey County | 9/26/2014 |
| Morgan Hill | 10/2/2013 |
| Mountain View | 12/11/2012 |
| Napa | 9/15/2014 |
| Nevada City | 7/15/2014 |
| Novato | 10/17/2014 |
| Ojai | 4/10/2012 |
| Pacifica | 12/11/2012 |
| Palm Desert | 11/2/2014 |
| Palm Springs | 5/2/2014 |
| Palo Alto | 5/1/2009 |
| Pasadena | 11/7/2011 |
| Petaluma | 9/1/2014 |
| Pico Rivera | 11/28/2014 |
| Pittsburg | 10/21/2013 |
| Pleasant Hill | 9/4/2014 |
| Portola Valley | 1/23/2013 |
| Redwood City | 3/25/2013 |
| Richmond | 7/16/2013 |
| Rohnert Park | 9/1/2014 |
| Salinas | 9/26/2014 |
| San Bruno | 1/22/2013 |
| San Carlos | 3/11/2013 |
| San Francisco | 2/7/2012 |
| San Jose | 1/1/2011 |
| San Luis Obispo | 1/12/2012 |
| San Mateo | 5/6/2013 |
| San Mateo County | 11/6/2012 |
| San Pablo | 10/8/2013 |
| San Rafael | 9/15/2014 |
| Santa Clara | 12/1/2014 |
| Santa Clara County | 4/26/2011 |
| Santa Cruz | 7/24/2012 |
| Santa Cruz County | 9/20/2011 |
| Santa Monica | 2/1/2011 |
| Santa Rosa | 9/1/2014 |
| Sausalito | 10/18/2014 |
| Seaside | 9/21/2014 |
| Sebastopol | 9/1/2014 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 10/15/2013 |
| Solana Beach | 5/9/2012 |
| Soledad | 11/2/2014 |
| Sonoma | 9/1/2014 |
| Sonoma County | 9/1/2014 |
| South Pasasena | 10/7/2014 |
| South San Francsico | 12/12/2012 |
| Sunnyvale | 12/13/2011 |
| Tiburon | 10/3/2014 |
| Truckee | 11/25/2013 |
| Ukiah | 5/2/2012 |
| Walnut Creek | 9/18/2014 |
| Watsonville | 5/8/2012 |
| West Hollywood | 8/20/2012 |
| Windsdor | 9/1/2014 |