CA AB 1603
enactedPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1603 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1603 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1603 about?
Existing law generally regulates the use of pesticides, and requires every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except as specified, to obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Pesticide Regulation before the pesticide is offered for sale. Existing law requires a pesticide use report to be submitted to a county agricultural commissioner or the Director of Pesticide Regulation, as provided. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, or on or before the posting of the pesticide use reporting database containing 2026 data, whichever occurs first, and annually thereafter, to indicate if a pesticide contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pesticide ingredients, as defined, in the pesticide use reporting database on its internet website, include PFAS as a category of interest for purposes of that database, and include pesticide use trends of PFAS pesticide ingredients from the pesticide database in the pesticide use annual report and other relevant pesticide use reporting documents. The bill would also require the department to, on or before January 1, 2028, publish a list of all registered pesticides that contain PFAS pesticide ingredients and submit this list to the commissioner of each county, and to, within 60 calendar days of the registration of a new pesticide containing PFAS pesticide ingredients, update the list on its internet website and submit the updated list to the commissioner of each county.
Who sponsors CA AB 1603?
Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1603.
Description
Existing law generally regulates the use of pesticides, and requires every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except as specified, to obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Pesticide Regulation before the pesticide is offered for sale. Existing law requires a pesticide use report to be submitted to a county agricultural commissioner or the Director of Pesticide Regulation, as provided. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, or on or before the posting of the pesticide use reporting database containing 2026 data, whichever occurs first, and annually thereafter, to indicate if a pesticide contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pesticide ingredients, as defined, in the pesticide use reporting database on its internet website, include PFAS as a category of interest for purposes of that database, and include pesticide use trends of PFAS pesticide ingredients from the pesticide database in the pesticide use annual report and other relevant pesticide use reporting documents. The bill would also require the department to, on or before January 1, 2028, publish a list of all registered pesticides that contain PFAS pesticide ingredients and submit this list to the commissioner of each county, and to, within 60 calendar days of the registration of a new pesticide containing PFAS pesticide ingredients, update the list on its internet website and submit the updated list to the commissioner of each county.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Schultzauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 531, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.).
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 9.).
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 6629.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-10
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-07-08
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-08
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-29
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and AGRI.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 21.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 21. Page 5497.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5241.)
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2026-01-17
From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
2026-01-16
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 01/16/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-16Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 05/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-21Compare
- 06/10/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-10Compare
- 06/29/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-29Compare
- 07/08/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-08Compare
- 08/19/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-19Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Papan: yes
- Castillo: no
- Ellis: no
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
- Pacheco: other
AB 1603 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 42-21
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hart: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Ávila Farías: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: no
- Johnson: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- Soria: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Ellis: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Alanis: no
- Lackey: no
- DeMaio: no
- Wallis: no
- Castillo: no
- Gallagher: no
- Pacheco: no
- Bains: other
- Gipson: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Nguyen: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Carrillo: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Krell: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Solache: other
- Wilson: other
- Calderon: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Aguiar-Curry: other
- Irwin: other
- Ramos: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture]
2026-06-24 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: no
- Valladares: no
- Hurtado: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Padilla: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: no
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