Assembly BillIntroduced
AB 2226: Reusable grocery bags.
What AB 2226 does, verified April 24, 2026
This bill would repeal the existing law that prohibits stores from providing a precheckout bag to customers unless it is a compostable bag or a recycled paper bag. The existing law defines a precheckout bag as a bag designed to protect items during checkout or contain unwrapped food. The repeal would remove this restriction, allowing stores to provide any type of bag to customers before checkout.
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Last action: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (2026-04-23)Alert me
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| Apr. 23, 2026 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Apr. 10, 2026 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Apr. 02, 2026 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Mar. 09, 2026 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2026 · 189 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2226
| Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to repeal Article 2 (commencing with Section 42281.2) of Chapter 5.3 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2226, as introduced, Blanca Rubio. Reusable grocery bags.
Existing law prohibits a store, as defined, from providing a precheckout bag, as defined, to a customer unless the precheckout bag is a compostable bag that meets certain criteria or a recycled paper bag. Existing law defines a “precheckout bag” for this purpose to mean a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item.
This bill would repeal those provisions.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 2 (commencing with Section 42281.2) of Chapter 5.3 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.Text of AB 2226 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions