AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 2, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

98

Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis

January 21, 2026

An act to amend Section 25218.9 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: yes   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing regulations require each public agency that is responsible for household hazardous waste management to complete and submit a “Form 303 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Report” (Form 303) electronically to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery each year. Existing regulations require the reporting timeframe to be July 1 of the previous fiscal year through June 30 of that fiscal year, with the information required to be submitted to the state by October 1 of the following fiscal year. Existing law requires a public agency, or its contractor, operating a household hazardous waste collection facility to, on or before October 1 of each year, submit a copy of the completed Form 303 to the officer or agency authorized to implement and enforce specified hazardous materials laws. Existing law requires that the completed Form 303 also be submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control until specified regulations adopted by the Secretary for Environmental Protection are effective and other conditions are met.

This bill would require that Form 303 to instead report information for the prior calendar year. The bill would require a copy of the completed Form 303 to instead be submitted to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to provide a copy of the completed form to the Department of Toxic Substances Control upon request.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 25218.9 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25218.9.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including subdivision (c) of Section 18751.2.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, the Form 303 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Report required to be submitted by each public agency that is responsible for household hazardous waste management pursuant to Section 18751.2.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations shall be submitted annually to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery on or before October 1 and report information for the prior calendar year.

(b) On or before October 1 of each year, a public agency, or its contractor, operating a household hazardous waste collection facility shall submit to the CUPA, or, in jurisdictions where there is no CUPA, to the officer or agency authorized pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25404.3 to implement and enforce the requirements of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25404, a copy of the completed Form 303 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Report, which is required to be submitted to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to regulations adopted by that department. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide a copy of the completed Form 303 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Report shall also be submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control until (1) regulations promulgated by the Secretary for Environmental Protection establishing a unified program information collection and reporting system and standards are effective, (2) the regulations require a statewide database system that will enable the department and the public to obtain the required information from all CUPAs or the authorized officers or agencies, and (3) the statewide database system is in place and fully operational. upon request.