---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags."
description: "Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1023"
citation: "California AB 1023 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeSaulnier"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e829d860-1a0f-453f-90d9-d24c685ccb89"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023"
source_hash: "c37f1d45ebb841fd9bc96435b26e9c608dde65911c4c9612e36f0ef8c601913f"
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 1023 (20072008) — Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023&version=20070AB102399INT)
2. **04/16/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023&version=20070AB102398AMD)
3. **06/21/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023&version=20070AB102397AMD)
4. **07/27/07 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023&version=20070AB102395CHP)
5. **AB1023** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023)
6. **07/24/07 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1023&version=20070AB102396ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1023 DE SAULNIER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar 2nd AB1023 DeSaulnier — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1023 DE SAULNIER Consent Calendar Second Day — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DeSaulnier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2007-03-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-16** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-25** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1322.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Quality. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-21** Read second time, amended, and to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1590.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2007-07-20** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2595.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2007-07-24** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2007-07-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2007-07-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143, Statutes of 2007.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e829d860-1a0f-453f-90d9-d24c685ccb89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).