AB 937 California Assembly · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Plastic products: commercial agricultural mulch film: labeling: soil biodegradable.

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 status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2017

Committee Review

Jun 2018

Assembly Passage

May 2017

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Last action Jun 20, 2018

Floor votes · Assembly May 22, 2017

How they voted

69–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 74

May 22, 2017

D Democratic52

50 Yea 2

96% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican21

19 Yea 2

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2018

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

upper

Jun 19, 2018

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Jun 18, 2018

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jun 1, 2017

Committee

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

upper

May 22, 2017

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-5)

assembly

May 10, 2017

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 4, 2017

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

May 2, 2017

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 26, 2017

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Apr 25, 2017

Introduced

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

lower

Apr 6, 2017

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Apr 5, 2017

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 27, 2017

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 14, 2017

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Mar 13, 2017

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 13, 2017

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Mar 2, 2017

Committee

Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.

lower

Feb 17, 2017

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors