Ben Allen
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 24
Author
Existing law prohibits the sale or offering for sale of a product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable," and prohibits implying that a product will break down, fragment, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other environment, unless the product meets one of several specified standards relating to environmental marketing claims. This bill would additionally allow a manufacturer to make a claim that a product is "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable" if the product, among other things, does not contain an intentionally added ingredient determined by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to present a risk to human health from dermal or oral exposure or if the office, in consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, determines, with respect to a specific product, material, or ingredient, that there is competent and reliable evidence supporting a claim that it is "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable."
May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 19.
April 25 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 25.
April 18 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 18.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3239.) (March 28).
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1232 | HTML |
| 02/17/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/22 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/22- Senate Environmental Quality | |
| 04/22/22- Senate Appropriations |
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