AB-1238 (Ward): Managing Solar Panel Waste
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Legislation Details
Bill Name: Hazardous Wast: Solar Panels
Bill Number: AB-1238
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Christopher M. Ward
Legislative Session / Year: 2023
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill would require the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to develop
alternative management standards (AMS) for the management of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and requires DTSC, prior to initiating rule-making on the AMS, to hold a public workshop to
discuss concepts with and hear from stakeholders on the AMS for PV modules.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1238
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2025
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Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Died in Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Held in Suspense file in Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Introduced
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Re-referred to Com. on RLS (06/11/24).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author (06/11/24).
Referred to Com. on E.Q. (06/07/23).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment (05/26/23).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1775.) (05/25/23).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file (04/19/23).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). Re-referred to Com. on APPR (03/29/23).
Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (03/02/23).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 19 (02/17/23).
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