California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 1459: Hazardous waste: underground storage tanks.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 1459 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hazardous waste: underground storage tanks. Primary sponsor: Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. Most recent recorded action (July 30, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2025.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
(1)Existing law requires facilities that generate, treat, or store hazardous waste to obtain a permit or other authorization from the Department of Toxic Substances Control or a unified program agency.
Existing law specifies that a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization is not required for the treatment of laboratory hazardous waste generated onsite if, among other things, the laboratory hazardous waste is treated in containers using specified procedures and quantities for treatment of laboratory waste, as provided.
This bill would specify the priority of those specified procedures. If those specified procedures do not exist, the bill would authorize the use of the manufacturer’s written procedures if they are not in conflict with applicable rules or regulations.
Existing law requires generators of hazardous waste to provide various notifications and certifications regarding compliance to the department, and to other specified entities, in person, or by certified mail, as provided.
This bill would additionally authorize those notifications and certifications to be made into the statewide information management system.
(2)Existing law provides for the regulation of underground storage tanks by the State Water Resources Control Board and defines “underground storage tank” for those purposes. Existing law excludes certain tanks from the definition of “underground storage tank,” including, but not limited to, a tank holding hydraulic fluid for a closed loop mechanical system that uses compressed air or hydraulic fluid to operate lifts, elevators, and other similar devices.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | Assembly | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2594.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1933.).
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
- Referred to Com. on E.Q.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.