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Reusable grocery bags.

Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 2226 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Committee hearing
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Apr 23, 2026

What it does

Existing law prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag, as defined, to a customer unless the precheckout bag is a compostable bag that meets certain criteria or a recycled paper bag. Existing law defines a "precheckout bag" for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · Apr 23, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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

Work with this bill

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