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AB70Introduced in the Assembly

Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.

Passed

Introduced by Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 42652.5 of, and to add Section 40178 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 678, Statutes of 2025.

October 13, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 70 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments · September 11, 2025

80

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

80 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee January 11.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1895.)

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  21. From special consent calendar.

  22. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2823.).

  26. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  27. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3287.).

  28. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  29. Approved by the Governor.

  30. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 678, Statutes of 2025.

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