---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solid waste: compost contamination."
description: "Solid waste: compost contamination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2356"
citation: "California AB 2356 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Solid waste: compost contamination."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keeley"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2002-02-21"
last_action: "2002-09-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/122eedac-9177-4f6e-b1d7-2df369768554"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356"
source_hash: "2ea2f015a421d8fe7f24dcc89b484b8071607d45c2921ad8d241a54415dec33a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2356 (20012002) — Solid waste: compost contamination.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/21/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235699INT)
2. **04/08/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235698AMD)
3. **04/17/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235697AMD)
4. **04/30/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235696AMD)
5. **06/12/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235695AMD)
6. **06/20/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235694AMD)
7. **08/06/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235693AMD)
8. **08/21/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235692AMD)
9. **09/16/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235690CHP)
10. **AB2356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356)
11. **08/29/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2356&version=20010AB235691ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2356 Keeley By Costa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2356 Keeley Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2356 Keeley Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keeley — primary (person)
- Migden — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2002-09-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 591, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-15** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2002-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 8469.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 5764.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-21** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-08-06** In committee: Testimony taken. hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-08-06** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on AGR. & WAT. RES. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 5). Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, referral-committee, committee-passage, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-04** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 29. Page 6536.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 22). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2002-05-15** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2002-05-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-30** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 25). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-24** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Agriculture Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-04-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (April 15). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2002-04-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2002-02-21** Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/122eedac-9177-4f6e-b1d7-2df369768554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).