2009 State Legislation

Signed by Governor

• SB 486, Simitian – Medical Waste: Sharps Waste: OPPOSE

This bill will require, on or before July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes medication that is self-injected at home to submit to the CIWMB (now CalRecycle) a plan for the safe collection and destruction of sharps waste. The plan will describe the actions, if any, taken by a manufacturer to provide for the safe collection and disposal of sharps.
See the Sharps page for current news on this bill.

• CPSC Letter of Opposition faxed to the Governor 9/14/09

Vetoed by Governor

• AB 1173, Huffman – Compact Fluorescent Lamp Recycling: OPPOSE

This bill has been vetoed by the Governor! The bill would require the manufacturers of residential fluorescent lamps to establish and maintain a residential fluorescent lamp recycling program containing specified elements paid for by funds generated from usage-based charges.

• Governor's AB 1173 Veto Message 10/12/09

2-Year Bills

• AB 283, Chesbro – California Product Stewardship Act: SUPPORT

This bill became AB 2139 in 2010.

Introduced in 2009, this bill would have created the California Product Stewardship Act and puts into law the EPR Framework adopted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (now CalRecycle) in January 2008.

• CPSC Fact Sheet on AB 283 6/8/09
• CPSC Letter of Support for AB 283 3/12/09
  

• SB 26, Simitian – Home-Generated Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste: SUPPORT

SB 26 was suspended in committee in April 2009. The language in this bill was subsequently changed and no longer deals with pharmaceutical and sharps waste.

• CPSC Letter of Support for SB 26 4/14/09