{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"42283","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 42283","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30"},{"name":"PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.3. Single-Use Carryout Bags [42279. - 42288.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-5.3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Single-Use Carryout Bags [42283. - 42284.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-5.3/article-3"}],"history":"Amended (as added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 453, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 168.   (AB 1170)   Effective January 1, 2026.","effective":"2026-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale.</p><p>(b) (1) A store may make available for purchase at the point of sale a recycled paper bag but shall not sell a recycled paper bag for less than ten cents ($0.10) in order to ensure that the cost of providing a recycled paper bag is not subsidized by a consumer who does not require that bag.</p><p>(2) Notwithstanding any other law, a store that makes recycled paper bags available for purchase at the point of sale shall provide a recycled paper bag at no cost at the point of sale to a customer using a payment card or voucher issued by the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code or an electronic benefit transfer card issued pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/10072\">10072</a> of the Welfare and Institutions Code.</p><p>(c) A store may provide at the point of sale a carryout bag that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/prc/42280\">42280</a>.</p><p>(d) A store shall not require a customer to use, purchase, or accept a recycled paper bag or a compostable bag as a condition of sale of any product.</p><p>(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale. (b) (1) A store may make available for purchase at the point of sale a recycled paper bag but shall not sell a recycled paper bag for less than ten cents ($0.10) in order to ensure that the cost of providing a recycled paper bag is not subsidized by a consumer who does not require that bag. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, a store that makes recycled paper bags available for purchase at the point of sale shall provide a recycled paper bag at no cost at the point of sale to a customer using a payment card or voucher issued by the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code or an electronic benefit transfer card issued pursuant to Section 10072 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (c) A store may provide at the point of sale a carryout bag that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 42280. (d) A store shall not require a customer to use, purchase, or accept a recycled paper bag or a compostable bag as a condition of sale of any product. (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/single-use-carryout-bags-42283","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}