AB 1153: Illegal disposal site abatement. - California

08/26/26 - Enrolled → AB1153 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The diff reflects a change in document format only: the first version is the formal enrolled bill with signature blocks and approval date lines, while the second is a web page rendering of the same enrolled text complete with navigation menus, version history, and site UI elements. The actual statutory language of Section 48503 is identical in both.

TECHNICAL

The document changed from a formal enrolled bill format (with Chief Clerk, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor signature blocks) to a web page presentation that includes site navigation, version history dropdowns, and metadata such as date published. No legislative text was altered.

06/18/26 - Amended Senate → 08/26/26 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Aug 26, 2026

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of AB 1153 from its Senate-amended version to the final enrolled version ready for the Governor's signature. No substantive policy changes were made; the bill text (Section 48503) is identical in both versions. The changes are limited to procedural formatting: removal of amendment history headers, addition of passage dates and enrollment elements (Governor receipt/approval lines), and minor reformatting of the legislative counsel's digest.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from amendment history (Amended in Senate June 18, 2026; Amended in Assembly January 22, 2026; Amended in Assembly April 22, 2025) to passage dates (Passed the Assembly August 24, 2026; Passed the Senate August 20, 2026).

The legislative counsel's digest title changed from 'AB 1153, as amended, Bonta' to 'AB 1153, Bonta', dropping the 'as amended' qualifier now that this is the final enrolled version.

Enrollment elements added: Governor receipt date line, approval signature line, and page number updated from 96 to 95.

01/22/26 - Amended Assembly → 06/18/26 - Amended Senate · 4 edits · Jun 18, 2026

MODERATE

The Senate amendment significantly narrowed the bill by removing all changes to Section 48021 (the existing solid waste cleanup program) and keeping only the new Section 48503. The retained section was also modified to require the department to develop regulations and channel funds through grants and existing programs specifically to support local enforcement agencies, rather than allowing direct department expenditures. This shifted the bill from a comprehensive cleanup reform plus RV removal measure to a focused illegal dumping enforcement funding authorization.

Scope change

Scope was substantially narrowed. The Assembly version both reformed the existing solid waste cleanup program (Section 48021) and added new RV removal/enforcement authority (Section 48503). The Senate version removes all cleanup program reforms and retains only the RV removal and illegal dumping enforcement section, with a more targeted mechanism directing funds to local enforcement agencies through grants.

SCOPE

The entire amendment to Section 48021 was deleted. This removed provisions on: cleanup site prioritization criteria, loan and grant mechanisms for site cleanup, partial grant criteria (contributions, other funding sources, public benefit, innovative programs), illegal disposal site abatement grants to public entities, storm sewer solid waste cleanup eligibility, and consultation requirements with local enforcement agencies and regional water boards.

REQUIREMENT

Section 48503(a) was changed from 'may expend funds for any of the following' to 'may develop regulations and expend funds through grants and existing programs to support local enforcement agencies in any of the following.' This adds regulatory authority, specifies the funding mechanism (grants and existing programs), and narrows the purpose to supporting local enforcement agencies.

FISCAL

The appropriation status changed from 'yes' to 'no.' The Assembly version made an appropriation by authorizing new uses of the continuously appropriated Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund. The Senate version places the authority in a standalone section that requires separate legislative appropriation, so it no longer constitutes an appropriation.

ENFORCEMENT

The vote requirement changed from two-thirds majority to simple majority, reflecting the removal of the appropriation element that triggered the higher threshold.

04/22/25 - Amended Assembly → 01/22/26 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jan 22, 2026

MODERATE

AB 1153 was restructured to create a new standalone section (48503) authorizing CalRecycle to directly expend funds for recreational vehicle removal, enforcement strategies, and local enforcement teams, rather than funding these activities through grants to public entities. The appropriation status changed from 'yes' to 'no,' meaning the bill now requires future legislative appropriation before funds can be spent. The existing grant program in Section 48021 was simplified by removing the specific enumerated activities from the illegal disposal site abatement provision.

SCOPE

New Section 48503 added to the Public Resources Code, creating a standalone authorization for CalRecycle to directly expend appropriated funds for recreational vehicle removal, enforcement strategy development, and local enforcement team development, with a requirement to prioritize projects in disadvantaged communities.

The three specific activities (RV removal, enforcement strategies, local enforcement teams) were repositioned from being part of the grant-to-public-entities program to being direct departmental expenditures under subdivision (d), shifting the funding mechanism from grants to direct spending by CalRecycle.

FISCAL

The appropriation status changed from 'yes' to 'no.' The new version requires a future legislative appropriation before the department can spend funds, rather than making an immediate appropriation as part of the bill.

REQUIREMENT

Section 48021(c)(1) was simplified: the specific enumerated activities (recreational vehicle removal, enforcement strategies, local enforcement teams) were removed from the illegal disposal site abatement grant provision. The section now simply authorizes expenditure 'to abate illegal disposal sites' without listing specific uses.

02/20/25 - Introduced → 04/22/25 - Amended Assembly · 5 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MODERATE

The amendment shifts program administration from 'the board' to 'the department' (CalRecycle) throughout, adds a new subdivision allowing the department to directly expend funds for recreational vehicle removal, enforcement strategies, and local enforcement teams, and requires that such projects prioritize disadvantaged communities. The change broadens how appropriated funds can be used beyond just grants to public entities.

Scope change

The bill's scope expands from allowing only grants to public entities for enforcement-related activities to also permitting the department to directly expend funds for those same activities, with a new requirement to prioritize disadvantaged communities for direct expenditures.

SCOPE

All references to 'the board' are changed to 'the department,' clarifying that CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery) administers the program rather than a board body.

FISCAL

New subdivision (d)(1) authorizes the department to directly expend appropriated funds for removal and disposal of abandoned recreational vehicles, development of enforcement strategies, and development of local enforcement teams and illegal dumping enforcement officers - separate from the existing grant mechanism in subdivision (c).

REQUIREMENT

New subdivision (d)(2) requires the department to prioritize projects in disadvantaged communities (as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 39711) when implementing the new direct expenditure authority.

TECHNICAL

The former subdivision (d) requiring consultation with certified local enforcement agencies and regional water boards is renumbered as subdivision (e).

Minor cleanup of redundant language throughout, such as removing duplicate words ('the applicant; the applicant' becomes 'the applicant') and correcting 'the all of the following' to 'all of the following.'

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