California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 837 — Solid waste: plastic products.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 525, Statutes of 2012.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Existing law requires rigid plastic packaging containers sold or offered for sale in this state to meet specified criteria, including, but not limited to, that the container be made from 25% postconsumer material. Existing law prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2013, from selling a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "compostable," "degradable," or as otherwise specified, unless, at the time of the sale, the product meets the applicable ASTM standard specification or other specified certification requirements. These provisions are generally administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and a city, a county, or the state may impose civil liability for a violation. This bill would require a manufacturer or supplier making an environmental marketing claim relating to the recycled content of a plastic food container product, as defined, to maintain certain information and documentation in support of that claim. The bill would require a manufacturer or supplier to furnish this information to any member of the public upon request or to provide the information and documentation by furnishing a link to a document on its Internet Web site. The bill would repeal these requirements on January 1, 2018.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 525, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 20. Page 6272.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 19. Page 4583.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  15. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 14. Page 1780.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 27).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 2).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nestande · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Nestande

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 121 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

AB 837 NESTANDE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 20 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 521807
Democratic 1000
Total 532007
% of votes cast 66%25%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ma — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB837 Nestande By Lowenthal

Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191800
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 211900
% of votes cast 53%48%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Evans — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Rubio — Nay
Runner — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wright — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

AB 837 NESTANDE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 14 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 561209
Democratic 1000
Total 571409
% of votes cast 71%18%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Davis — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Lara — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Logue — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Campos — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Knight — Not Voting
Block — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10303
Democratic 1000
Total 11303
% of votes cast 65%18%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hill — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

environment
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 837 do?
Existing law requires rigid plastic packaging containers sold or offered for sale in this state to meet specified criteria, including, but not limited to, that the container be made from 25% postconsumer material. Existing law prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2013, from selling a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "compostable," "degradable," or as otherwise specified, unless, at the time of the sale, the product meets the applicable ASTM standard specification or other specified certification requirements. These provisions are generally administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and a city, a county, or the state may impose civil liability for a violation. This bill would require a manufacturer or supplier making an environmental marketing claim relating to the recycled content of a plastic food container product, as defined, to maintain certain information and documentation in support of that claim. The bill would require a manufacturer or supplier to furnish this information to any member of the public upon request or to provide the information and documentation by furnishing a link to a document on its Internet Web site. The bill would repeal these requirements on January 1, 2018.
Who sponsors AB 837?
AB 837 is sponsored by Nestande.
What is the current status of AB 837?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 837?
Track AB 837 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 837

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 837

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →