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CA AB337

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Steve Bennett

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery's grant program to include financial assistance specifically for edible food recovery, including transportation of recovered food and technology/software that improves efficiency and tracking of food recovery

  • Adds "construction or expansion" of facilities for edible food waste recovery operations as eligible infrastructure projects, expanding beyond the current language that only covers construction

  • Requires the department to consider the increased amount of edible food recovery capacity a project will create when awarding grants for edible food recovery

  • Funding comes from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, established under California's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions

  • Does not require a new appropriation; grants are administered upon appropriation by the Legislature from existing fund sources

Legislative Description

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: grant program: edible food.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/25/2025
Natural Resources2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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