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CA SB 725

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Recycling: organic byproducts.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 725 pass?

No. CA SB 725 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 725 about?

Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the department, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to develop and implement policies to aid in diverting organic waste from landfills by promoting the use of agricultural, forestry, and urban organic waste as a feedstock for compost and by promoting the appropriate use of that compost throughout the state to improve the state's soil organic matter. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would promote the recycling of organic byproducts by increasing the opportunities for organic byproducts to be recycled into livestock feed.

Who sponsors CA SB 725?

Dahle is the primary sponsor of CA SB 725.

Description

Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the department, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to develop and implement policies to aid in diverting organic waste from landfills by promoting the use of agricultural, forestry, and urban organic waste as a feedstock for compost and by promoting the appropriate use of that compost throughout the state to improve the state's soil organic matter. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would promote the recycling of organic byproducts by increasing the opportunities for organic byproducts to be recycled into livestock feed.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dahleauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  5. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB725

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