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AB-1274 • 2026

Recycling: beverage containers.

Recycling: beverage containers.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gabriel
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Died at Desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not create new rules but only expresses legislative intent for future legislation.

Recycling: Beverage Containers

This law expresses the California Legislature's intent to encourage the use of recycled plastic bottles from within the state for making and packaging products.

What This Bill Does

  • States the intention of the legislature to enact future legislation that will implement policies encouraging the reuse of in-state collected plastic beverage container materials.

Terms To Know

California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act
A law requiring a refund value on drink containers to encourage recycling.
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
The state agency responsible for managing California's recycling programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only states the intention to make new rules later. It does not create any new rules itself.
  • It is unclear what specific policies will be made in future legislation based on this intent statement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Died at Desk.

  2. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  4. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1274, as introduced, Gabriel.
Recycling: beverage containers.
Existing law establishes the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which requires that every beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state have a refund value. The act requires a beverage distributor to pay a redemption payment to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for every beverage container sold or offered for sale in the state to a dealer, and requires the department to deposit those amounts in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to implement policies to encourage the use of in-state collected plastic beverage container materials for reuse in manufacturing and packaging in state.

Current Bill Text

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