| 1 | | - | Assembly Bill No. 1162 CHAPTER 687 An act to add Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to lodging establishments. [ Approved by Governor October 09, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State October 09, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1162, Kalra. Lodging establishments: personal care products: small plastic bottles.The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act prohibits certain stores from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale and prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. This bill, commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, would prohibit a lodging establishment, as defined, from providing a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within a bathroom shared by the public or guests. The bill would authorize a local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment to enforce these requirements by issuing a citation, provided that the local agency be required to issue a written warning upon a first violation of the above requirement, and to impose a penalty in the amount of $500 for a 2nd or subsequent violation, not to exceed $2,000 annually. The bill would provide that a lodging establishment that is in violation of the above requirement is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for a first violation and $2,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation and would authorize the Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney to bring an action to impose the civil penalty.The bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county from passing or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled September 11, 2019 Passed IN Senate September 05, 2019 Passed IN Assembly September 09, 2019 Amended IN Senate August 30, 2019 Amended IN Senate July 11, 2019 Amended IN Senate June 13, 2019 Amended IN Assembly May 20, 2019 Amended IN Assembly May 09, 2019 Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1162Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Mark Stone)February 21, 2019 An act to add Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to lodging establishments.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1162, Kalra. Lodging establishments: personal care products: small plastic bottles.The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act prohibits certain stores from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale and prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. This bill, commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, would prohibit a lodging establishment, as defined, from providing a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within a bathroom shared by the public or guests. The bill would authorize a local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment to enforce these requirements by issuing a citation, provided that the local agency be required to issue a written warning upon a first violation of the above requirement, and to impose a penalty in the amount of $500 for a 2nd or subsequent violation, not to exceed $2,000 annually. The bill would provide that a lodging establishment that is in violation of the above requirement is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for a first violation and $2,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation and would authorize the Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney to bring an action to impose the civil penalty.The bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county from passing or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 19 | 35 | | AB 1162, Kalra. Lodging establishments: personal care products: small plastic bottles. |
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| 21 | 37 | | The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act prohibits certain stores from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale and prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. This bill, commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, would prohibit a lodging establishment, as defined, from providing a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within a bathroom shared by the public or guests. The bill would authorize a local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment to enforce these requirements by issuing a citation, provided that the local agency be required to issue a written warning upon a first violation of the above requirement, and to impose a penalty in the amount of $500 for a 2nd or subsequent violation, not to exceed $2,000 annually. The bill would provide that a lodging establishment that is in violation of the above requirement is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for a first violation and $2,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation and would authorize the Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney to bring an action to impose the civil penalty.The bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county from passing or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided. |
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| 23 | 39 | | The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act prohibits certain stores from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale and prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. |
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| 25 | 41 | | This bill, commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, would prohibit a lodging establishment, as defined, from providing a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within a bathroom shared by the public or guests. The bill would authorize a local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment to enforce these requirements by issuing a citation, provided that the local agency be required to issue a written warning upon a first violation of the above requirement, and to impose a penalty in the amount of $500 for a 2nd or subsequent violation, not to exceed $2,000 annually. The bill would provide that a lodging establishment that is in violation of the above requirement is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for a first violation and $2,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation and would authorize the Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney to bring an action to impose the civil penalty. |
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| 27 | 43 | | The bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county from passing or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided. |
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| 33 | 49 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 35 | 51 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 37 | 53 | | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 39 | 55 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 41 | 57 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 42372) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: |
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| 45 | 61 | | CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 47 | 63 | | CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 53 | 69 | | 42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises.(2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental.(3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap.(4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015.(5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user.(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person.(d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests.(e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually.(f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision.(g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2).(2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section.(3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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| 57 | 73 | | 42372. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: |
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| 59 | 75 | | (1) Hosted rental means a house, apartment, or other livable space where the person providing sleeping accommodations is a permanent resident who lives on the premises. |
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| 61 | 77 | | (2) Lodging establishment means an establishment that contains one or more sleeping room accommodations that are rented or otherwise provided to the public, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast inn, or vacation rental. Lodging establishment does not include a hospital, nursing home, residential retirement community, prison, jail, homeless shelter, boarding school, worker housing, long-term rental, or hosted rental. |
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| 63 | 79 | | (3) Personal care product means a product intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower, bath, or any part thereof and shall include only shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap. |
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| 65 | 81 | | (4) Plastic means any synthetic material made from organic polymers, such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or nylon, that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form. Plastic includes all materials identified with resin codes 1 to 7, inclusive, as provided in Section 18015. |
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| 67 | 83 | | (5) Small plastic bottle means a plastic bottle or container with less than a 6-ounce capacity that is intended to be nonreusable by the end user. |
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| 69 | 85 | | (b) Commencing January 1, 2023, for lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms, and January 1, 2024, for lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less, a lodging establishment shall not provide a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation, in any space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests. |
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| 71 | 87 | | (c) A lodging establishment is encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care products to reduce plastic waste and lower operating costs, mindful of the health and safety of a person. |
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| 73 | 89 | | (d) A lodging establishment may provide personal care products in small plastic bottles to a person at no cost, upon request, at a place other than a sleeping room accommodation, a space within the sleeping room accommodation, or within bathrooms shared by the public or guests. |
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| 75 | 91 | | (e) A local agency with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment may issue a citation for a violation of subdivision (b). Upon a first violation, the local agency shall issue a written warning, which shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may result in citations. Upon a second or subsequent violation, the local agency may impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the lodging establishment is in violation, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) annually. |
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| 77 | 93 | | (f) A lodging establishment in violation of subdivision (b) is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a second or subsequent violation. The Attorney General or a district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this subdivision. |
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| 79 | 95 | | (g) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, a city, county, or city and county shall not pass or enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments, except as provided in paragraph (2). |
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| 81 | 97 | | (2) A city, county, or city and county that, before January 1, 2020, passed an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to personal care products in plastic bottles provided at lodging establishments may enforce that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, if it is at least as stringent as, and not in conflict with, this section. |
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| 83 | 99 | | (3) The Legislature finds and declares that the prohibition of personal care products in plastic bottles as specified in this section is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities. |
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