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AB-823 • 2026

Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.

Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Boerner
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was vetoed by the governor, but it's unclear if lawmakers will override this veto.

Ban on Certain Plastics in Personal Care Products

This law bans selling or offering personal care products with plastic microbeads and glitter used to exfoliate, cleanse, or as abrasives in California, starting from January 1, 2029.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads that are used to exfoliate or cleanse in rinse-off products like toothpaste.
  • Adds a ban on selling personal care products with plastic glitter and non-rinse-off products containing one part per million (ppm) or more by weight of plastic microbeads as an abrasive, starting January 1, 2029.
  • Allows the sale of existing stock of personal care products with plastic glitter until January 1, 2030.
  • Imposes a civil penalty not exceeding $2,500 per day for each violation of these bans.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who sell or offer personal care products with plastic microbeads or glitter in California.
  • Manufacturers of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads or glitter.

Terms To Know

Plastic Microbeads
Tiny pieces of plastic used as exfoliators in some personal care products like toothpaste and face wash.
Civil Penalty
A fine imposed by the government for breaking a law or regulation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was vetoed by the governor, but it's unclear if lawmakers will override this veto.
  • It does not specify what happens to products containing less than one part per million (ppm) of plastic microbeads.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 California Legislative Information

    Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. 2025-10-11 California Legislative Information

    Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. 2025-10-11 California Legislative Information

    Vetoed by Governor.

  4. 2025-09-09 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  5. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  6. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2436.).

  7. 2025-08-26 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-08-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. 2025-08-13 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. 2025-07-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. 2025-06-11 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD.

  13. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. 2025-06-02 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 10. Page 1907.)

  15. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  17. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).

  18. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  19. 2025-05-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. 2025-04-28 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

  22. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  23. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

  24. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  25. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

  26. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  27. 2025-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 7).

  28. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.S & T.M.

  29. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  30. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 823, Boerner.
Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.
The Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law prohibits a person, as defined, from selling or offering for promotional purposes in this state a personal care product containing plastic microbeads that are used to exfoliate or cleanse in a rinse-off product, including, but not limited to, toothpaste. Existing law exempts a product containing less than one part per million (ppm) by weight of plastic microbeads from the prohibition. The Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day for each violation of the prohibition, as provided, and authorizes the Attorney General and local officials to enforce the prohibition.
This bill would, on and after January 1, 2029, prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or offering for promotional purposes in this state a personal care
product containing plastic glitter, or a personal care product in a non-rinse-off product or a cleaning product containing one ppm or more by weight of plastic microbeads that are used as an abrasive, as specified. The bill would authorize, until January 1, 2030, a person to continue to sell, offer for sale, distribute, or offer for promotional purposes in this state an existing stock of personal care products containing plastic glitter, as specified. By adding these prohibitions to the Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law, the bill would impose the civil penalty for violations of these prohibitions.

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