The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. Existing law requires each city, county, and regional agency, if any, to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan. On and after January 1, 2000, the element is required to provide for the diversion of 50% of the solid waste subject to the element, except as specified, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. Existing law requires each city, county, and regional agency to submit an annual report to the department summarizing its progress in reducing solid waste.
California AB 876 (20152016) — Compostable organics.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. Existing law requires each city, county, and regional agency, if any, to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan. On and after January 1, 2000, the element is required to provide for the diversion of 50% of the solid waste subject to the element, except as specified, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. Existing law requires each city, county, and regional agency to submit an annual report to the department summarizing its progress in reducing solid waste.
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 [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · lower
AB 876 MCCARTY Assembly Third Reading — 53–26 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
McCarty — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-26 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-27 From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
2015-03-16 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2015-04-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-29 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2015-05-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 1871.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-13 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2015-07-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 2147.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-25 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c614e3ae-c175-40ac-91e1-5f7a7b50d032. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).