Recycling: single-use plastic beverage container caps.
Summary
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, requires every rigid plastic packaging container, as defined, sold or offered for sale in this state, to generally meet one of specified criteria. This bill would define terms and would prohibit a retailer, on and after January 1, 2012, from selling or offering for sale a single-use plastic beverage container with a cap that is not tethered to or contiguously affixed to the beverage container.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Jul 2009
Assembly Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2009
Last action Nov 30, 2010
Floor votes · Assembly May 4, 2009
How they voted
36–32
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 70
May 4, 2009
D
Democratic43
83% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jul 7, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 6).
upper
Jun 30, 2009
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on EQ.
upper
May 14, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on EQ.
upper
May 4, 2009
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (36-32-2)
assembly
Apr 21, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 20).
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Feb 27, 2009
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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