The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires a distributor of specified beverage containers to pay a redemption payment to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for each beverage container sold or transferred, for deposit in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund. The act requires the department to pay handling fees to certified supermarket sites, rural region recyclers, and nonprofit convenience zone recyclers for every beverage container redeemed by the certified recycling center.
California AB 1846 (20132014) — Beverage containers: enforcement.
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires a distributor of specified beverage containers to pay a redemption payment to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for each beverage container sold or transferred, for deposit in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund. The act requires the department to pay handling fees to certified supermarket sites, rural region recyclers, and nonprofit convenience zone recyclers for every beverage container redeemed by the certified recycling center.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1846 GORDON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1846 GORDON Assembly Third Reading — 74–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1846 Gordon By Jackson — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gordon — primary (person)
Quirk — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2014-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2014-04-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-22 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4759.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-15 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2014-06-04 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-06-25 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-06-30 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4411.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-18 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6085.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2014-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 597, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba3abaf6-3253-4539-b9ff-e357d02ab2e8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).