CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1046Introduced by Senators Eggman and GonzalezFebruary 15, 2022 An act to add Section 42281.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1046, as introduced, Eggman. Solid waste: precheckout bags.Existing law enacts provisions regulating the sale and distribution of reusable grocery bags to customers and prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except a compostable bag under specified conditions. Existing law defines a single-use carryout bag for this purpose to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale and that is not a recycled paper bag, as defined, or a reusable grocery bag that meets specified requirements.This bill would additionally prohibit, on and after an unspecified date, a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not either a compostable bag, as described, or a recycled paper bag. The bill would define a precheckout bag for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 42281.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1046Introduced by Senators Eggman and GonzalezFebruary 15, 2022 An act to add Section 42281.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1046, as introduced, Eggman. Solid waste: precheckout bags.Existing law enacts provisions regulating the sale and distribution of reusable grocery bags to customers and prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except a compostable bag under specified conditions. Existing law defines a single-use carryout bag for this purpose to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale and that is not a recycled paper bag, as defined, or a reusable grocery bag that meets specified requirements.This bill would additionally prohibit, on and after an unspecified date, a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not either a compostable bag, as described, or a recycled paper bag. The bill would define a precheckout bag for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1046
Introduced by Senators Eggman and GonzalezFebruary 15, 2022
Introduced by Senators Eggman and Gonzalez
February 15, 2022
An act to add Section 42281.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1046, as introduced, Eggman. Solid waste: precheckout bags.
Existing law enacts provisions regulating the sale and distribution of reusable grocery bags to customers and prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except a compostable bag under specified conditions. Existing law defines a single-use carryout bag for this purpose to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale and that is not a recycled paper bag, as defined, or a reusable grocery bag that meets specified requirements.This bill would additionally prohibit, on and after an unspecified date, a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not either a compostable bag, as described, or a recycled paper bag. The bill would define a precheckout bag for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.
Existing law enacts provisions regulating the sale and distribution of reusable grocery bags to customers and prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except a compostable bag under specified conditions. Existing law defines a single-use carryout bag for this purpose to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale and that is not a recycled paper bag, as defined, or a reusable grocery bag that meets specified requirements.
This bill would additionally prohibit, on and after an unspecified date, a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not either a compostable bag, as described, or a recycled paper bag. The bill would define a precheckout bag for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 42281.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42281.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
SECTION 1. Section 42281.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.(2) A recycled paper bag.(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.
42281.2. (a) On and after ____, a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the following:
(1) A compostable bag that complies with the standards described in Section 42357.5.
(2) A recycled paper bag.
(b) For purposes of this section, a precheckout bag means a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, such as, but not limited to, loose produce, meat or fish, nuts, grains, candy, and bakery goods. Precheckout bag does not include a bag used to prepackage items prior to their arrival in a store.