SB 486 California Senate · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Medical waste: sharps waste.

Summary

The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 requires a city's or a county's household hazardous waste element to include a program containing specified components for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste generated by households. The act requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board, in consultation with specified entities, to develop model programs for the collection and proper disposal of drug waste. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes medication that is self-injected at home through the use of hypodermic needles and other similar devices to submit to the board, or its successor agency, a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the waste devices. The bill would require the manufacturer and the board, or its successor or agency, to post and maintain the plans on their respective Internet Web sites.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2009

Committee Review

Aug 2009

Senate Passage

May 2009

Assembly Passage

Sep 2009

Signed into Law

Oct 2009

Introduced Feb 26, 2009 Signed Oct 11, 2009

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2009 · Assembly Sep 2, 2009

How they voted

28–4

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 35

May 14, 2009

D Democratic22

20 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican13

8 Yea 4 Nay 1

61% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Oct 11, 2009

Signed into law

Approved by Governor.

legislature

Sep 8, 2009

Introduced

Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 16. Page 2286.) To enrollment.

upper

Sep 2, 2009

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (33-18-10)

assembly

Aug 31, 2009

Lower · Passed

(Heard in committee on August 27.)

lower

Aug 31, 2009

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.)

lower

Aug 19, 2009

Committee

Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Jun 17, 2009

Lower · Passed

(Heard in committee on June 16.)

lower

Jun 17, 2009

Committee

From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

May 14, 2009

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (28-4-3)

senate

May 4, 2009

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 28, 2009

Committee

From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 679.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Apr 13, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

upper

Feb 26, 2009

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor