Hazardous waste: classification: cannabis waste.
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AB 318 — Hazardous waste: classification: cannabis waste.
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 hazardous waste control laws regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to list and to develop and adopt by regulation criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes and extremely hazardous wastes, as provided. Existing law requires the department, when identifying such wastes, to consider the immediate or persistent toxic effects to man and wildlife and the resistance to natural degradation or detoxification of the wastes. Existing law exempts certain kinds of waste from regulation under the hazardous waste control laws under specified conditions. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. Existing law requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to implement a unified hazardous waste and hazardous materials management regulatory program, also known as the unified program. Existing law requires every county to apply to the secretary to be certified to implement the unified program, and authorizes a city or local agency that meets specified requirements to apply to the secretary to be certified to implement the unified program, as a certified unified program agency. Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to develop and implement a comprehensive training, education, and enforcement program for, among others, certified unified program agencies to increase awareness of the requirements governing the determination on whether a waste is hazardous, as specified. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires the department to identify and recommend actions to encourage the continued viability of the state's organic waste processing and recycling infrastructure, in partnership with specified agencies, including the Department of Food and Agriculture, as provided. The act defines "organic waste" for its purposes to mean food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. Under existing administrative law, cannabis waste is a type of organic waste, and is required to be disposed of and otherwise managed under various specified methods. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to provide guidance to certified unified program agencies on how to characterize cannabis waste, as defined, under the hazardous waste control laws and regulations. The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations within its jurisdiction establishing management standards for cannabis waste as an alternative to the requirements specified in the hazardous waste control laws and implementing regulations.
Bill Text
- Amended 05/24/21 - Amended Assembly Current pdf May 24, 2021
- Amended 04/20/21 - Amended Assembly pdf April 20, 2021
- Amended 04/13/21 - Amended Assembly pdf April 13, 2021
- Amended 03/09/21 - Amended Assembly pdf March 09, 2021
- Introduced 01/26/21 - Introduced pdf January 26, 2021
- AB318 View text html
Action History
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Died on inactive file.
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Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Levine.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 20).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Coauthors revised.
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Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
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Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Levine · Primary
- Mathis · Cosponsor
- Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Levine
Co-sponsors (2)
- Mathis
- Smith
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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Lorena Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 318 do?
- The hazardous waste control laws regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to list and to develop and adopt by regulation criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes and extremely hazardous wastes, as provided. Existing law requires the department, when identifying such wastes, to consider the immediate or persistent toxic effects to man and wildlife and the resistance to natural degradation or detoxification of the wastes. Existing law exempts certain kinds of waste from regulation under the hazardous waste control laws under specified conditions. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. Existing law requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to implement a unified hazardous waste and hazardous materials management regulatory program, also known as the unified program. Existing law requires every county to apply to the secretary to be certified to implement the unified program, and authorizes a city or local agency that meets specified requirements to apply to the secretary to be certified to implement the unified program, as a certified unified program agency. Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to develop and implement a comprehensive training, education, and enforcement program for, among others, certified unified program agencies to increase awareness of the requirements governing the determination on whether a waste is hazardous, as specified. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires the department to identify and recommend actions to encourage the continued viability of the state's organic waste processing and recycling infrastructure, in partnership with specified agencies, including the Department of Food and Agriculture, as provided. The act defines "organic waste" for its purposes to mean food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. Under existing administrative law, cannabis waste is a type of organic waste, and is required to be disposed of and otherwise managed under various specified methods. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to provide guidance to certified unified program agencies on how to characterize cannabis waste, as defined, under the hazardous waste control laws and regulations. The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations within its jurisdiction establishing management standards for cannabis waste as an alternative to the requirements specified in the hazardous waste control laws and implementing regulations.
- Who sponsors AB 318?
- AB 318 is sponsored by Levine, Mathis, and Smith.
- What is the current status of AB 318?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 318?
- Track AB 318 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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