Proposed Regulations (Rulemaking)
Rulemaking efforts currently underway are listed below. You will find more detail on the subject and status of individual rulemaking projects at these individual sites, links to the text of proposed regulations and other rulemaking documents, and information about how to comment.
- Covered Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling Fee Emergency Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing emergency regulations in response to SB 1215 that would establish a covered battery-embedded waste (CEW) recycling fee based on the reasonable regulatory costs to administer covered electronic waste recycling on or before October 1, 2025, and on or before October 1 annually thereafter.
- Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee for Video Display Devices Emergency Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing emergency regulations pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 42464(g), which requires that CalRecycle review, at a public hearing, the covered electronic waste (CEW) recycling fee for video display devices, as defined in PRC Section 42463(g)(1)(A). Adjustments are made to the recycling fee if warranted to ensure that there are sufficient revenues in the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account to fund the CEW Recycling Program and all other provisions of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (PRC section 42460 et seq.).
- SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products Emergency Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing emergency regulations in response to SB 1215 that would clarify the statutory definition of “covered battery-embedded product,” establish requirements for battery-embedded covered electronic waste (CEW) recycling payment claims, including specifying an approved cancellation method for dismantling battery-embedded (CEW), and set reporting requirements for manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products. The emergency regulations would also update procedures within the CEW Recycling Program, including net cost reporting requirements and establishing reinstatement procedures, reconsideration procedures, and payment claim completeness review procedures.
- Responsible Battery Recycling Act Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations in response to the Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022 (AB 2440), which requires producers, either individually or through the creation of one or more stewardship organizations, to develop, fund, and implement a stewardship program for the collection and recycling of covered batteries.
- Hearing Office Permanent Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations to implement a unified set of hearing procedures applicable to CalRecycle’s informal hearings. These standardized procedures aim to ensure consistency across all CalRecycle informal hearings.
- AB 1526 and SB 1143 Paint Stewardship Permanent Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations in response to AB 1526 and SB 1143 that would implement the statutory addition of aerosol coating products, nonindustrial coatings, and coating-related products into the Architectural Paint Recovery Program, which was renamed the Paint Product Recovery Program. Changes to the existing Architectural Paint Recovery Program regulations are necessary to clarify existing language and implement new requirements.
- SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations. CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations for Senate Bill (SB) 54 which imposes minimum content requirements for single-use packaging and plastic food service ware, to be achieved through an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program.
Office of Administrative Law (OAL)
The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is responsible for reviewing administrative regulations proposed by all State agencies and for publishing regulations in the California Code of Regulations. OAL has developed an overview of the rulemaking process which requires state agency’s to meet certain public hearing and noticing requirements.
Review of Regulations. Executive Order S-2-03 required that California agencies and departments review pending regulations, as well as regulations adopted since 1999, to assure that the impacts on businesses were adequately assessed. CalRecycle’s reports were approved on February 11, 2004.
Don’t see the package you are looking for? Check the Rulemaking Archives for information on completed rulemaking projects going back to 1995.