Bill Text: CA SB728 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Plastic gift cards: prohibition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Veto sustained. [SB728 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB728-Amended.html
SECTION 1. Section 1749.47 is added to the Civil Code , to read: 1749.47.
Bill Title: Plastic gift cards: prohibition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Veto sustained. [SB728 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB728-Amended.html
Amended
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Senate
April 12, 2023 |
Amended
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March 20, 2023 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 728
Introduced by Senator Limón |
February 17, 2023 |
An act to add Section 1749.47 to the Civil Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 42249) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 728, as amended, Limón.
Gift cards: plastic. Plastic gift cards: prohibition.
Existing law regulates the sale of gift certificates. (CIV 1749.45-1749.6.) The definition of a gift certificate includes gift cards, but also specifically exempts gift cards that are usable with multiple sellers of goods or services provided that the expiration date, if any, is printed on the card. (CIV 1749.45.)
Existing law regulates the manufacture, sale, and disposal of various plastic products, including, but not limited to, single-use foodware accessories, single-use carryout bags, trash bags, packaging containers, and microbeads.
This bill would prohibit the sale or distribution of plastic gift cards beginning January 1, 2026.
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 42249) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read:CHAPTER 5.1. Prohibition on Plastic Gift Cards
42249.
On and after January 1, 2026, a gift card made of plastic shall not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state.On and after January 1, 2026, a gift card made of plastic shall not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state.