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Status: On the Assembly Floor — ordered to third reading, a final passage vote is pending
Urgent Action Required — SB 811

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Recycling

Don't let special interests shut us down. California SB 811 threatens to close local recycling facilities, eliminate jobs, and raise costs for the families who depend on us most.

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SB 811

Bill Number

Assembly Floor

Current Stage

3rd Reading

Final Vote Pending

Bill Tracker

SB 811 — Hazardous Materials: Metal Shredding Facilities

Source: CalMatters
Session Year2025–2026
House of OriginSenate
Latest VersionAug 13, 2026
Our PositionOppose
In Progress Aug 17, 2026: Read a second time and ordered to third reading. SB 811 is now on the Assembly Floor awaiting a final passage vote, after clearing the Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials Committee (Do pass as amended) on Aug 13.
  1. Introduced completed
  2. In Committee completed
  3. First Chamber
    (Senate)     completed
  4. In Committee
    (Assembly E.S.&T.M.)     completed
  5. Second Chamber
    (Assembly Floor)     You are here
  6. Enacted upcoming
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Hear Our Story

See firsthand how SB 811 will impact our workers, our customers, and our community.

On the Record

Watch the Committee Hearings

See SB 811 debated in its own words — full recordings from the legislative committee hearings where the bill was heard.

June 30, 2026

Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

January 13, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality

Don't Let Special Interests Shut Us Down

If politicians keep taking money from big special interests, our local recycling facilities will be forced to close.

For you, our customers, that means higher costs, fewer convenient drop-off spots, and less help keeping your neighborhood clean. Low-income families who rely on these jobs to survive will lose their only steady income.

This isn't progress. It's greed hurting working families and loyal customers like you.

Stand with us. Call your representatives. Support local recycling. Keep jobs and affordable service in our community.

Our families. Your service. Our future.
Share this. Speak up. Recycle local.

Higher Costs for You

Fewer local facilities means longer hauls, higher fees, and less competition. You pay more.

Fewer Drop-Off Locations

Convenient neighborhood recycling spots will vanish. Less access means dirtier streets and fewer options.

Jobs Destroyed

Low-income families who depend on recycling work for steady income will lose their livelihood.

Special Interest Greed

This bill serves corporate interests, not communities. Politicians are choosing donors over the working families they represent.

Know the Facts

About SB 811

Hazardous Materials: Metal Shredding Facilities — a bill that threatens to regulate local recycling operations out of existence.

Bill Number
CA SB 811
Current Stage
Assembly Floor Vote
Latest Action
Aug 17, 2026 — 3rd Reading
Last Committee
Passed Assembly Env. Safety & Toxic Materials (Aug 13)
Sponsors
Sen. Caballero [D]
Sen. Allen [D]
Our Position
OPPOSE

Read the Full Bill on LegiScan

Your Voice Matters

Take Action Now

SB 811 is on the Assembly Floor for a final passage vote. Every call, every message counts. Make your voice heard before it's too late.

Call the Capitol Switchboard (916) 851-4111 — Ask for your Assembly member
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Our families. Your service. Our future.
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