(1) Existing law generally prohibits any person from disposing of latex paint, unless authorized, but allows recyclable latex paint to be accepted at any location if specified requirements are met concerning the management of that paint. Existing law authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to allow a household hazardous waste collection facility to accept hazardous waste from a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) under specified conditions. A violation of the requirements concerning hazardous waste is a crime.
California AB 255 (20112012) — Hazardous waste: latex paint: collection facility.
(1) Existing law generally prohibits any person from disposing of latex paint, unless authorized, but allows recyclable latex paint to be accepted at any location if specified requirements are met concerning the management of that paint. Existing law authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to allow a household hazardous waste collection facility to accept hazardous waste from a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) under specified conditions. A violation of the requirements concerning hazardous waste is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-04 From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2011-02-18 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2011-04-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 5). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-07 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2011-05-05 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1356.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-26 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2011-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-11 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-07-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1961.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-18 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2011-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2011-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 213, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d758cdff-03b0-43d0-a037-39b43e105020. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).