The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 allows each county, city, or district to determine aspects of solid waste handling that are of local concern and the means by which the services are to be provided. Existing law imposes specified restrictions on the enforceability of certain indemnity obligations related to source reduction and diversion contained in a provision, term, condition, or requirement in an ordinance, contract, franchise, license, permit, or other entitlement or right adopted, entered into, issued, or granted by a local agency. Existing law prohibits a solid waste enterprise, as defined, from being liable for the indemnity obligation under certain circumstances.
California SB 841 (20112012) — Solid waste: enterprises: contracts.
The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 allows each county, city, or district to determine aspects of solid waste handling that are of local concern and the means by which the services are to be provided. Existing law imposes specified restrictions on the enforceability of certain indemnity obligations related to source reduction and diversion contained in a provision, term, condition, or requirement in an ordinance, contract, franchise, license, permit, or other entitlement or right adopted, entered into, issued, or granted by a local agency. Existing law prohibits a solid waste enterprise, as defined, from being liable for the indemnity obligation under certain circumstances.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB841 Wolk Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
SB 841 Wolk Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #3 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2011-03-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-03-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-03-31 Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2011-04-26 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-05-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 930.) (May 9). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-12 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-05-18 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1067.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-02 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2011-06-14 Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-06-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-22 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2573.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2152.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2011-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 713, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d8ff9846-0c8c-4bb9-9389-a759f8ad22b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).