Solid waste: large-quantity commercial organics generators.
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AB 1634 — Solid waste: large-quantity commercial organics generators.
Last action — Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. Existing law also requires local jurisdictions to implement a commercial solid waste recycling program designed to divert commercial solid waste from businesses that generate 4 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week or is a multifamily residential dwelling of 5 units or more. Existing law requires a commercial waste generator to take one of specified actions that include, among other things, subscribing to a recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that yields diversion results comparable to source separation. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2018, to adopt specified regulations to require a large-quantity commercial organics generator to arrange for separate organics collection and recycling services that may include, but are not limited to, self-hauling, consistent with state or local laws or requirements, as specified. The bill would authorize the department, on a case-by-case basis, to delay the recycling of organics in rural areas if it determines that the infrastructure to provide these services does not exist and are not reasonably available from a local service provider. The bill would redefine "commercial solid waste" for these purposes and define "large-quantity commercial organics generator."
Bill Text
- Amended 08/24/12 - Amended Senate Current pdf August 24, 2012
- Amended 06/18/12 - Amended Senate pdf June 18, 2012
- Amended 03/22/12 - Amended Assembly pdf March 22, 2012
- Amended 03/06/12 - Amended Assembly pdf March 06, 2012
- Introduced 02/09/12 - Introduced pdf February 09, 2012
- AB1634 View text html
Action History
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Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4179.)
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Motion to reconsider made by Senator Wolk.
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Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 19. Noes 16. Page 4178.).
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Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 12).
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4333.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 20).
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Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Chesbro · Primary
- Williams · Cosponsor
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chesbro
Co-sponsors (2)
- Williams
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
Not signed on (119)
119 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 119 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Not Voting |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Not Voting |
| De León | — | Not Voting |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Not Voting |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Not Voting |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| La Malfa | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 40% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Nay |
| Hancock | — | Not Voting |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Not Voting |
| De León | — | Not Voting |
| Rubio | — | Not Voting |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Cannella | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Emmerson | — | Nay |
| Correa | — | Nay |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Nay |
| La Malfa | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 20% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Not Voting |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Not Voting |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| John A. Pérez | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gorell | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Not Voting |
| Halderman | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Not Voting |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Not Voting |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Not Voting |
| Donnelly | — | Not Voting |
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Mansoor | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Valadao | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Bonnie Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| V. Manuel Pérez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1634 do?
- The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. Existing law also requires local jurisdictions to implement a commercial solid waste recycling program designed to divert commercial solid waste from businesses that generate 4 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week or is a multifamily residential dwelling of 5 units or more. Existing law requires a commercial waste generator to take one of specified actions that include, among other things, subscribing to a recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that yields diversion results comparable to source separation. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2018, to adopt specified regulations to require a large-quantity commercial organics generator to arrange for separate organics collection and recycling services that may include, but are not limited to, self-hauling, consistent with state or local laws or requirements, as specified. The bill would authorize the department, on a case-by-case basis, to delay the recycling of organics in rural areas if it determines that the infrastructure to provide these services does not exist and are not reasonably available from a local service provider. The bill would redefine "commercial solid waste" for these purposes and define "large-quantity commercial organics generator."
- Who sponsors AB 1634?
- AB 1634 is sponsored by Chesbro, Williams, and Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 1634?
- This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 1634?
- Track AB 1634 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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