Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 823
Session 20252026
Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Oct 11, 2025
First Action
Feb 19, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 11, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
823
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
Gonzalez
Coauthor
Summary
The Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law prohibits a person, as defined, from selling or offering for promotional purposes in this state a personal care product containing plastic microbeads that are used to exfoliate or cleanse in a rinse-off product, including, but not limited to, toothpaste. Existing law exempts a product containing less than one part per million (ppm) by weight of plastic microbeads from the prohibition. The Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day for each violation of the prohibition, as provided, and authorizes the Attorney General and local officials to enforce the prohibition. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2029, prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or offering for promotional purposes in this state a personal care product containing plastic glitter, or a personal care product in a non-rinse-off product or a cleaning product containing one ppm or more by weight of plastic microbeads that are used as an abrasive, as specified. The bill would authorize, until January 1, 2030, a person to continue to sell, offer for sale, distribute, or offer for promotional purposes in this state an existing stock of personal care products containing plastic glitter, as specified. By adding these prohibitions to the Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law, the bill would impose the civil penalty for violations of these prohibitions.
Documents (8)
10/11/2025
Assembly
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/11/2025
Assembly
Vetoed by Governor.
09/09/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/03/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
09/03/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/26/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/25/2025
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
08/13/2025
Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
07/09/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/02/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/11/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD.
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 63. Noes 10. Page 1907.)
05/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
05/23/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
05/14/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/30/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/28/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
04/24/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
04/22/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
04/21/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
04/10/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
04/09/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/08/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 7).
03/10/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.S & T.M.
02/20/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
02/19/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 20, 2025 5:56:13 AM
Record Updated
Oct 24, 2025 8:27:29 AM