Existing law requires an operator of a store, as defined, to establish an at-store recycling program that provides to customers the opportunity to return clean plastic carryout bags to that store. This requirement is repealed on January 1, 2013. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or other local public agency from taking specified regulatory actions with regard to the recycling of plastic carryout bags. Existing law provides for the enforcement of those provisions by local agencies and by the state and requires the civil penalties collected by the state to be expended by the Attorney General, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement these requirements.
California SB 1219 (20112012) — Recycling: plastic bags.
Existing law requires an operator of a store, as defined, to establish an at-store recycling program that provides to customers the opportunity to return clean plastic carryout bags to that store. This requirement is repealed on January 1, 2013. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or other local public agency from taking specified regulatory actions with regard to the recycling of plastic carryout bags. Existing law provides for the enforcement of those provisions by local agencies and by the state and requires the civil penalties collected by the state to be expended by the Attorney General, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement these requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–1 (pass) · upper
SB 1219 Wolk Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO — 42–30 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2012-03-08 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2012-03-28 Set for hearing April 16.
2012-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3189.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2012-04-30 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2012-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 3400.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-05-10 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2012-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 42. Noes 30. Page 6074.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-21 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2012-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 384, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d877b25b-bf48-48b4-a39b-f8ad700e1a3f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).