California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1031
Hazardous waste control laws: exemption: geothermal resources.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jeff Gonzalez (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. Existing law requires a generator of hazardous waste to pay to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a generation and handling fee for each generator site, and requires the Board of Environmental Safety to establish a schedule of rates for the fee, as provided. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime.
Existing law generally exempts geothermal waste that is generated from the exploration, development, or production of geothermal energy and that does not result from drilling for geothermal resources from the hazardous waste control laws. Existing law limits that exemption under various circumstances, including, among other circumstances, when the waste is no longer contained in a piping system, nonearthen trench, or other specified form of containment, or is left in a lined surface impoundment 18 months after the date the surface impoundment has last received waste.
This bill would limit the generation and handling fee rate for geothermal waste that is not exempt from the hazardous waste control laws to no more than $10 per ton.
Text versions
- 04/23/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 23, 2025
- 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 24, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB1031
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Feb 2, 2026 · House
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. - Jan 31, 2026 · House
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. - May 23, 2025 · House
In committee: Held under submission. - May 14, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended. - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.