Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 411
Session 20252026
Livestock carcasses: disposal: composting.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 11, 2025
First Action
Feb 4, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 11, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
411
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Republican
Coauthor
Assembly Votes (5)
Senate Votes (5)
Summary
Existing law prohibits a dead animal hauler or any other person from transporting a dead animal to any place, other than to certain specified facilities or destinations, unless a certain waiver is granted by the State Veterinarian, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt and revise minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, as prescribed. Pursuant to this authority, the department has adopted a regulation that prohibits the composting of unprocessed mammalian tissue except when received from certain sources. This bill would, notwithstanding those prohibitions, authorize any part of a livestock carcass resulting from a routine livestock mortality event or on-farm processing to be composted if certain requirements are met, including, among others, that the composting is conducted in accordance with best management practices for livestock composting adopted by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, as specified.
Documents (10)
10/11/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 613, Statutes of 2025.
10/11/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/16/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
09/09/2025
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3105.).
09/08/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/08/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
08/29/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/18/2025
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
07/17/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/16/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 16).
07/01/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
06/11/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and E.Q.
06/03/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
06/02/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1826.)
05/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
05/07/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/24/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/23/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/22/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21).
04/03/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
04/02/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
03/27/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
02/25/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
02/24/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
02/24/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and NAT. RES.
02/05/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
02/04/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 5, 2025 5:53:42 AM
Record Updated
Oct 14, 2025 8:37:58 AM