republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20252026/ab-1478.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education."
description: "The Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, authorizes a mattress recycling organization to be established by a qualified industry association to develop, implement, and administer a used mattress recycling program in the state. The act requires the organization to develop and submit to the department for approval a plan, including an annual budget to implement the plan, for the recovery and recycling of used mattresses. The act requires the plan to include, among other things, providing outreach efforts and education to consumers, manufacturers, and retailers, for the purpose of promoting the recycling of used mattresses and options available to consumers for the free dropoff or collection of used mattresses. The act requires the organization to set the state mattress recycling charge, which is added to the purchase price of a mattress, at an amount sufficient to fund the program. The act requires the charge to be clearly visible on the invoice, receipt, or functionally equivalent document by the seller to the consumer as a separate line item."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20252026"
identifier: "AB 1478"
citation: "California AB 1478 (20252026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UsedMattressRecoveryandRecyclingAct", "consumereducation", "mattressrecyclingcharge"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hoover"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-21"
last_action: "2025-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aee18328-616b-49b1-8481-5b790e208a27"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478"
source_hash: "18f5a193ac1afe0a59127df64939976d2abf561e503cfb3de7443b9ec2a3674a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1478 (20252026) — Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.

The Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, authorizes a mattress recycling organization to be established by a qualified industry association to develop, implement, and administer a used mattress recycling program in the state. The act requires the organization to develop and submit to the department for approval a plan, including an annual budget to implement the plan, for the recovery and recycling of used mattresses. The act requires the plan to include, among other things, providing outreach efforts and education to consumers, manufacturers, and retailers, for the purpose of promoting the recycling of used mattresses and options available to consumers for the free dropoff or collection of used mattresses. The act requires the organization to set the state mattress recycling charge, which is added to the purchase price of a mattress, at an amount sufficient to fund the program. The act requires the charge to be clearly visible on the invoice, receipt, or functionally equivalent document by the seller to the consumer as a separate line item.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/21/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147899INT)
2. **03/24/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147898AMD)
3. **04/24/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147897AMD)
4. **06/09/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147896AMD)
5. **07/28/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147894CHP)
6. **AB1478** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478)
7. **07/11/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1478&version=20250AB147895ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1478 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1478 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar 2nd — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hoover — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2025-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** 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`
- **2025-03-25** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-04-28** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1570.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-05-15** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-30** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-07-01** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-07-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1933.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2025-07-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2504.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-07-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2025-07-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aee18328-616b-49b1-8481-5b790e208a27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).