(1) Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish programs for and regulate hazardous waste source reduction. Existing law requires the department to prepare, adopt, and revise, when appropriate, a listing of the wastes that are determined to be hazardous, and a listing of the wastes that are determined to be extremely hazardous. Existing law requires the department to develop, and adopt by regulation, criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes and extremely hazardous wastes and requires that any waste that conforms to the criteria be managed in accordance with permits, orders, and regulations issued by the department. Existing law requires the department to adopt, and revise when appropriate, standards and regulations for the management of hazardous wastes to protect against hazards to the public health, to domestic livestock, to wildlife, or to the environment. Pursuant to this authority, the department has adopted regulations establishing standards for generators of hazardous wastes and establishing standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste transfer, treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
California SB 612 (20152016) — Hazardous materials.
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish programs for and regulate hazardous waste source reduction. Existing law requires the department to prepare, adopt, and revise, when appropriate, a listing of the wastes that are determined to be hazardous, and a listing of the wastes that are determined to be extremely hazardous. Existing law requires the department to develop, and adopt by regulation, criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes and extremely hazardous wastes and requires that any waste that conforms to the criteria be managed in accordance with permits, orders, and regulations issued by the department. Existing law requires the department to adopt, and revise when appropriate, standards and regulations for the management of hazardous wastes to protect against hazards to the public health, to domestic livestock, to wildlife, or to the environment. Pursuant to this authority, the department has adopted regulations establishing standards for generators of hazardous wastes and establishing standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste transfer, treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB612 Jackson Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 16–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
SB 612 Jackson Senate Third Reading By ALEJO — 72–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-12 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2015-03-17 Set for hearing April 15.
2015-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 650.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 27.
2015-04-27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1157.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1208.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2015-06-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-15 July 15 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 2967.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2684.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
2015-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 452, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/585fb703-f79e-47a2-a99e-79820215e096. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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