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SB-725 • 2026

Recycling: organic byproducts.

Recycling: organic byproducts.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Dahle
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about current or new laws being implemented, only the intent for future legislation.

Recycling Organic Byproducts

This law expresses the California Legislature's goal to recycle more organic waste, like food scraps and plant material, by turning it into compost or feed for animals.

What This Bill Does

  • Expresses the intention of the California Legislature to promote future legislation that would increase opportunities for recycling organic materials as livestock feed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies such as the California Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Food and Agriculture.
  • Farmers and ranchers who might use recycled organic materials as livestock feed or soil improvement.

Terms To Know

Organic byproducts
Waste material from plants, animals, or food that can be used for recycling purposes.
Compost
Decomposed organic matter used to enrich soil and help plants grow better.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not create specific new laws but sets a goal for future legislation.
  • It is unclear how soon or in what form the intended future legislation will be enacted.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-03-12 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  4. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  5. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 725, as introduced, Dahle.
Recycling: organic byproducts.
Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the department, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to develop and implement policies to aid in diverting organic waste from landfills by promoting the use of agricultural, forestry, and urban organic waste as a feedstock for compost and by promoting the appropriate use of that compost throughout the state to improve the state’s soil organic matter.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would promote the recycling of organic byproducts by increasing the opportunities for organic byproducts to be recycled into livestock feed.

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