California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 1454 — Recycling: plastic products.

Last action — Died on file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law prohibits a person from selling a plastic bag or a plastic food or beverage container that is labeled as "compostable" or "marine degradable" unless that plastic bag or container meets certain American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specifications or a standard adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Existing law prohibits the sale of a plastic bag or plastic food or beverage container that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," or as otherwise specified. Existing law provides for the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of these prohibitions. This bill would repeal those prohibitions and would instead prohibit the sale of a plastic product, as defined, labeled as "compostable" or "marine degradable" unless it meets those ASTM standard specifications or a standard adopted by the department, or unless the plastic product is labeled with a qualified claim for which the department has adopted an existing standard, and the plastic product meets that standard. The bill would prohibit the sale of a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," or as otherwise specified. The bill would provide for the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of those prohibitions. The bill would state legislative findings and declarations regarding plastic litter.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 3 p.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 24. Noes 7. Page 4903.) To enrollment.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 42. Noes 28. Page 6542.) To Senate.

  8. Assembly Rule 69 (d) suspended. (Ayes 45. Noes 28. Page 6303.)

  9. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 46. Noes 27. Page 6255.) To third reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. (Heard in committee on August 4.)

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.)

  13. (Heard in committee on June 29.)

  14. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. (Heard in committee on June 21.)

  17. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  19. To Coms. on NAT. RES. and JUD.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 3745.) To Assembly.

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3499.)

  24. Set for hearing May 10.

  25. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3301.)

  27. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  29. To Com. on RLS.

  30. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • DeSaulnier · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • DeSaulnier

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1454 DeSaulnier

Passed 25 Yea · 7 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24508
Democratic 1100
Republican 0100
Total 25708
% of votes cast 63%18%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 1454 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO

Passed 47 Yea · 31 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4428012
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 4731012
% of votes cast 52%34%0%13%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Huber — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hill — Yea
Ma — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Monning — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
John — Not Voting
A. — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Hagman — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Nay
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 1454 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO Amend By CHESBRO Set #1

Passed 54 Yea · 30 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512806
Republican 1200
Democratic 2001
Total 543007
% of votes cast 59%33%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Huber — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Evans — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Logue — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12501
Democratic 1000
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Conway — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7003
Total 7003
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting

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Senate 3rd Reading SB1454 DeSaulnier

Passed 27 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24804
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 27804
% of votes cast 69%21%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Huff — Nay
Correa — Nay
Dutton — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Nay
Cogdill — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7103
Total 7103
% of votes cast 64%9%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Denham — Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1454 do?
Existing law prohibits a person from selling a plastic bag or a plastic food or beverage container that is labeled as "compostable" or "marine degradable" unless that plastic bag or container meets certain American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specifications or a standard adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Existing law prohibits the sale of a plastic bag or plastic food or beverage container that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," or as otherwise specified. Existing law provides for the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of these prohibitions. This bill would repeal those prohibitions and would instead prohibit the sale of a plastic product, as defined, labeled as "compostable" or "marine degradable" unless it meets those ASTM standard specifications or a standard adopted by the department, or unless the plastic product is labeled with a qualified claim for which the department has adopted an existing standard, and the plastic product meets that standard. The bill would prohibit the sale of a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," or as otherwise specified. The bill would provide for the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of those prohibitions. The bill would state legislative findings and declarations regarding plastic litter.
Who sponsors SB 1454?
SB 1454 is sponsored by DeSaulnier.
What is the current status of SB 1454?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1454?
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