California SB955: Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 14526.5, 14578.5, and 14585 of, and to add Section 14571.6 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 14526.5, 14578.5, and 14585 of, and to add Section 14571.6 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines. (1) The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to designate convenience zones annually and to ensure that at least one certified recycling center that meets specific requirements is located within each convenience zone. The act defines a “convenience zone” as the area within a one-mile radius of a supermarket, as defined. Under the act, a reverse vending machine, as defined, may be certified as a recycling center, as prescribed. The act establishes the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for specified purposes, including the amount necessary to pay processing payments to recycling centers and to pay handling fees to certain types of recyclers to provide an incentive for the redemption of empty beverage containers in convenience zones. The act prohibits processing payments, handling fees, and administrative fees for dealer cooperatives if a certified recycling center operates in a convenience zone where a dealer participating in …

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Sponsors

• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38) · primary sponsor
• Suzette Martinez Valladares (R, SD23)

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 319, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 2, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5986.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 26, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.
7. August 24, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 24, 2026: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6421.) Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 24, 2026: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
10. August 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• Special Consent SB955 Blakespear et al. Urgency Clause (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 955 Blakespear Third Reading Urgency By Michelle Rodriguez (August 24, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 22, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent SB955 Blakespear Urgency Clause (May 22, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB955?

SB955 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.

What does SB955 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 14526.5, 14578.5, and 14585 of, and to add Section 14571.6 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. recycling, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines…

What is the status of SB955?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 319, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored SB955?

Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB955?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB955