California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 864
Hazardous waste: solar photovoltaic modules.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ward (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt regulations for the identification and management of hazardous wastes. Existing law authorizes the department to adopt regulations designating end-of-life photovoltaic modules that are identified as hazardous waste as a universal waste and subject to regulations applicable to universal waste management.
Federal regulations identify solid wastes which are subject to regulation as hazardous wastes. Federal regulations exclude from the definition of solid waste for that purpose hazardous secondary material that is generated and then transferred to another person for the purpose of reclamation under specified circumstances.
This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2028, to convene one or more public workshops for interested parties to comment on the applicability of the above-described federal regulations to hazardous waste streams, including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaic modules, generated in California. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2029, to consider the feedback received and evaluate the applicability of those federal regulations to end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules as an alternative to one or more of the state standards governing hazardous waste and universal waste management. The bill would authorize the department, based on findings of the evaluation, to adopt, by regulation, the federal regulations, subject to revision as necessary, and apply them to end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules that are identified as hazardous waste under existing state law.
Text versions
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered· Sep 30, 2026
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled· Aug 30, 2026
- 08/20/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 20, 2026
- 07/17/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 17, 2025
- 07/01/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 1, 2025
- 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 21, 2025
- 02/19/25 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2025
- AB864
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB864 Ward By Allen | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 26, 2026 House | AB 864 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 18, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 16, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 2, 2025 House | AB 864 Ward Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 872, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 30, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 3, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 26, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6626.). - Aug 26, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 26, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to second reading. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
From inactive file. - Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McNerney. - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to third reading. - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
From special consent calendar. - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file. - Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 16). - Jul 1, 2025 · 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 24, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on E.Q. - Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jun 2, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1859.) - May 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). - 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 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. - Apr 21, 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 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.