SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Juan Alanis announced today that AB 1617, a measure aimed at improving environmental efficiency, has cleared the Assembly Floor with unanimous support. The bill simplifies reporting requirements for household hazardous waste collection facilities by coordinating submission timelines across state agencies.
Currently, these facilities are required to provide similar data to both CalRecycle and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, but differing deadlines create added administrative burdens. This overlap places unnecessary strain on local governments, which manage nearly 200 facilities statewide.
“Local governments are working hard to manage hazardous waste safely, but duplicate reporting requirements create unnecessary paperwork and pull focus away from serving their communities,” said Assemblymember Alanis.
AB 1617 resolves this issue by shifting CalRecycle’s Form 303 to a calendar-year reporting schedule, bringing it in line with DTSC’s timeline. This adjustment reduces administrative complexity for local agencies while maintaining the state’s access to essential household hazardous waste data.
“I’m proud to see AB 1617 pass with bipartisan support on the Assembly Floor,” said the Assemblymember.
AB 1617 passed the Assembly Floor with a unanimous vote and will now head to the Senate for consideration.
