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Plastic products: commercial agricultural mulch film: labeling: soil biodegradable.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 937 · Assembly Bill · 2017–2018

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Jun 20, 2018

What it does

Existing law prohibits the sale of a plastic product that is labeled as "biodegradable," "degradable," or "decomposable," and prohibits implying that a plastic product will break down, fragment, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other environment, unless the plastic product meets one of several specified standards relating to environmental marketing claims.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jun 20, 2018

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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