Reusable grocery bags.
Summary
Existing law prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag, as defined, to a customer unless the precheckout bag is a compostable bag that meets certain criteria or a recycled paper bag. Existing law defines a "precheckout bag" for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item. This bill would repeal those provisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Last action Apr 23, 2026
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The bill text remains identical: it repeals Article 2 (commencing with Section 42281.2) of Chapter 5.3 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, which would eliminate the requirement that precheckout bags be compostable or recycled paper. The differences are entirely formatting and presentation, reflecting a shift from a clean legislative document layout to a web page format with navigation menus, search tools, and site links.
TECHNICAL
The document was reformatted from a plain legislative text layout into a web page structure, adding navigation elements (home, accessibility, FAQ, sitemap, login), a quick search box, bill information links, and share/track options. The underlying bill language is unchanged.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blanca Rubio
DDemocratic
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