California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2481
Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Soria (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires a distributor of beverage containers to pay to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery a redemption payment for every beverage container sold or offered for sale, as provided. The act requires the department to deposit those amounts into the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund. The act requires the fund to be continuously appropriated to the department for specified purposes, including, among other things, to pay refund values, administrative fees, and processing payments associated with the collection and recycling of empty beverage containers. The act continuously appropriates up to $15,000,000 annually from the fund to the department for quality incentive payments for empty glass beverage containers to an operator of a curbside recycling program or other certified entity, as specified.
This bill would authorize the department to make quality incentive payments from the fund for empty glass beverage containers that are substantially free from contamination and used for the manufacturing of glass products in the state that are not beverage containers, as specified. By authorizing a new use for continuously appropriated funds, the bill would make an appropriation.
Text versions
- 09/20/26 - Chaptered· Sep 20, 2026
- 08/26/26 - Enrolled· Aug 26, 2026
- 06/22/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 22, 2026
- 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 16, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2481
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 House | AB 2481 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 20, 2026 Senate | Special Consent | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 26, 2026 House | AB 2481 Soria Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 20, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 403, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 20, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 28, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - Aug 24, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6411.). - Aug 20, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). - Aug 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on E.Q. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 26, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.) - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 13). - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.