California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 937 — Plastic products: commercial agricultural mulch film: labeling: soil biodegradable.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law prohibits the sale of a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable," and prohibits implying that a plastic product will break down, fragment, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other environment, unless the plastic product meets one of several specified standards relating to environmental marketing claims. This bill would authorize the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt a specified standard for biodegradable mulch film plastic and would authorize the sale of commercial agricultural mulch film, as defined, labeled as "soil biodegradable" only if the commercial agricultural mulch film meets, and the director adopts, that specified standard.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  5. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1645.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 9).

  10. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  11. Read second time and amended.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 2).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  15. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Eggman

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

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Votes

AB 937 EGGMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 15001
Republican 6001
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 937 do?
Existing law prohibits the sale of a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable," and prohibits implying that a plastic product will break down, fragment, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other environment, unless the plastic product meets one of several specified standards relating to environmental marketing claims. This bill would authorize the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt a specified standard for biodegradable mulch film plastic and would authorize the sale of commercial agricultural mulch film, as defined, labeled as "soil biodegradable" only if the commercial agricultural mulch film meets, and the director adopts, that specified standard.
Who sponsors AB 937?
AB 937 is sponsored by Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Cannella, Eggman, and Flora, Heath (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 937?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 937?
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