Existing law requires a core recycler, as defined, who accepts a catalytic converter for recycling to maintain a written record of specified information regarding the transaction, including the item type and quantity, amount paid for the catalytic converter, an identification number, if any, and the vehicle identification number, for not less than 2 years. Existing law makes it a crime to violate these requirements.
California AB 1740 (20212022) — Catalytic converters.
Existing law requires a core recycler, as defined, who accepts a catalytic converter for recycling to maintain a written record of specified information regarding the transaction, including the item type and quantity, amount paid for the catalytic converter, an identification number, if any, and the vehicle identification number, for not less than 2 years. Existing law makes it a crime to violate these requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1740 Muratsuchi Consent Calendar Second Day — 61–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1740 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Muratsuchi — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-01-31 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
2022-02-10 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2022-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-04-28 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-05-18 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2022-06-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-21 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
2022-06-27 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2022-08-23 From special consent calendar.
2022-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5200.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26569b17-5cbc-4a22-a140-b00da7999f4f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).