Single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments.
Existing law prohibits a full-service restaurant, as specified, from providing single-use plastic straws, as defined, to consumers unless requested by the consumer, and places the duty to enforce this prohibition on specified state and local health and environmental health officers and their agents. Existing law specifies that the first and 2nd violations of these provisions result in a notice of violation, and any subsequent violation is an infraction punishable by a fine of $25 for each day the full-service restaurant is in violation, but not to exceed an annual total of $300.
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California Legislature
20212022
AB 1276
California AB 1276 (20212022)
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Single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments.
California AB 1276 (20212022) — Single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments.
Existing law prohibits a full-service restaurant, as specified, from providing single-use plastic straws, as defined, to consumers unless requested by the consumer, and places the duty to enforce this prohibition on specified state and local health and environmental health officers and their agents. Existing law specifies that the first and 2nd violations of these provisions result in a notice of violation, and any subsequent violation is an infraction punishable by a fine of $25 for each day the full-service restaurant is in violation, but not to exceed an annual total of $300.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1276 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading — 58–14 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1276 Carrillo et al. By Allen — 28–10 (pass) · upper
AB 1276 Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 58–15 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Carrillo — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Lorena Gonzalez — author (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Stone — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2021-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2021-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2021-03-04 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2021-03-17 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-1, reading-2
2021-03-18 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2021-03-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-04-05 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2021-04-14 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-04-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-03 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2021-05-19 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2021-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-27 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1579.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 14. Page 1740.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-16 Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2021-07-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-07-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-07-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-08-16 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-08-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-08-23 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2021-08-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 26). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2021-08-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-03 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 2500.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-08 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2021-09-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 2999.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2021-10-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-10-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/17b3915b-5c56-41a7-8655-c564f7faaf70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).