The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes an integrated waste management program administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The act requires a local jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance requiring the provision of adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials in development projects, including residential buildings having 5 or more living units. A local agency is prohibited from issuing a building permit to a development project, unless the project provides adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
California AB 818 (20112012) — Solid waste: multifamily dwellings.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes an integrated waste management program administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The act requires a local jurisdiction to adopt an ordinance requiring the provision of adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials in development projects, including residential buildings having 5 or more living units. A local agency is prohibited from issuing a building permit to a development project, unless the project provides adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government. — 6–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Blumenfield — primary (person)
Chesbro — coauthor (person)
Pavley — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-10 Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2011-04-04 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (May 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 1467.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-19 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-02 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2011-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 27). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-07-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 1855.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 2481.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2011-09-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 279, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a44ea0d9-9082-4a0b-bbda-7b42a92d8b4e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).