Our Top Priority Legislation
AB 1998 (Brownley) - Plastic Bag Ban
Summary.
AB 1998 reduces plastic litter pollution and increases reusable bag use by banning plastic bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and similar stores.
Position and Status.
Press Release: AB 1998 Fails Passage. CAW Supports. The bill failed to pass off the Senate Floor, recieving a 14-21 vote Aug 31. Previously, the bill was voted out of Senate Appropriations Committee with a 7-3 vote Aug 31, passed out of Senate Environmental Quality Committee on June 28 with a 5-2 vote, passed off the Assembly Floor on Jun 2 with a 42-27 vote, passed out of Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 28 with a 11-5 vote, passed out of assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 12 and was introduced Feb 18.
AB 737 (Chesbro) - Solid Waste Diversion
Summary.
AB 737 would expand recycling to every multi-family dwelling and commercial business in California and direct the state come up with a plan to reach a 75% diversion rate.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. This bill passed the legislature and is now headed to the Governor. It previously passed the policy and fiscal committees in the Assembly and Senate.
AB 2398 (John Perez) - Carpet Product Stewardship
Summary: Requires producers of carpet to participate in a product stewardship program, under a plan approved by CalRecycle. This bill now has the support of the recyclers, carpet manufacturers, local governments, and environmental groups.
Position and Status. CAW supports. This bill passed the legislature and is now headed to the Governor. It previously passed the policy and fiscal committees in the Assembly and Senate.
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California Environmental Legislation
