California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 674
Beverage containers: recycling: redemption payment and refund value.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cabaldon (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Aguiar-Curry (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, a violation of which is a crime, requires a distributor of beverage containers, as defined, to pay to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery a monthly redemption payment for every beverage container sold or transferred, as provided. The act requires the department to deposit those amounts into the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund. The fund is continuously appropriated to, among other things, pay refund values and administrative fees to processors that receive empty beverage containers from recyclers. The act specifies that a beverage container that is a box, bladder, or pouch, or similar container, containing wine or distilled spirits has a redemption payment and refund value of $0.25.
This bill would reduce the redemption payment and refund value for one of those wine or distilled spirit beverage containers, if it has a capacity of less than 24 fluid ounces, from $0.25 to $0.10, beginning January 1, 2026. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Text versions
- 03/24/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 24, 2025
- 02/21/25 - Introduced· Feb 21, 2025
- SB674
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading SB674 Cabaldon et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 5, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 29, 2025 · House
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. - Jul 16, 2025 · House
July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Jul 8, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 5, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. - May 28, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1303.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23). - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 23. - May 5, 2025 · Senate
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 5. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 867.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 23. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Read first time. - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.