AB-1046 • 2026

Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Bains
Last action: 2025-10-13
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 719, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify what proof is required from agricultural businesses, nor does it provide details on how many services will qualify for this exemption.

Exemption for Agricultural Crop Preparation Services

This law allows certain agricultural crop preparation services to be exempt from rules about recovering edible food if they have not thrown away organic waste in a landfill since January 1, 2016.

What This Bill Does

Allows some agricultural businesses to skip rules on saving edible food if they did not put organic waste in landfills after January 1, 2016.
Requires these businesses to show proof that they have not thrown away organic waste in a landfill since January 1, 2016.

Who It Names or Affects

Agricultural crop preparation services that meet certain conditions
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

Terms To Know

Organic Waste: Waste material from plants or animals, like food scraps.
Landfill: A place where waste is buried underground.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what proof agricultural businesses need to provide.
It's unclear how many agricultural crop preparation services will qualify for this exemption.

Bill History

2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 719, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1874.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1046, Bains.
Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to implement a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law requires the methane emissions reduction goals to include a 75% reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2025. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation with the state board, to adopt regulations to achieve these organic waste reduction goals that include, among other things, requirements intended to meet the goal that not less than 20% of edible food that is currently disposed of be recovered for human consumption by 2025 and that may include penalties to be imposed by the department for noncompliance, as provided.
The
regulations, among other things, require a commercial edible food generator, as defined, to have a contract or written agreement with a food recovery organization, as defined, to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed, as provided. The regulations also require a commercial edible food generator to keep certain records regarding the recovery of edible food.
This bill would exempt from these requirements an agricultural crop preparation service, as defined, that demonstrates to the department that it has not disposed of organic waste
in a landfill
on or after January 1, 2016.

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