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CaliforniaAB 9782025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled materials.

Sponsored By: Josh Hoover (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Local road work must allow recycled materials

Local road agencies must allow recycled materials when it is feasible and cost effective. Their standard rules must be at least as permissive as the state transportation department’s rules, now and as they change. This covers recycled base and subbase, reclaimed asphalt, and concrete materials like reclaimed aggregate, fly ash, and returned plastic concrete. Agencies can set higher recycled content than the state’s maximums.

Bidders get reasons for recycled limits

If a local agency says it is infeasible to allow recycled materials at the state level, a bidder on that contract can request the reason. The agency must email the reason to the official contact named in the request. This applies only to bids covered by that agency’s street or highway specifications.

State reimburses mandated local costs

If the Commission on State Mandates finds this law creates state‑mandated costs, the state reimburses local agencies and school districts. Payment follows the usual process in state law. The law does not set dollar amounts or guarantee funding without that finding.

Small cities, counties, and special districts exempt

Special districts are not covered by this law. Cities with 25,000 people or fewer, and counties with 100,000 or fewer (per the most recent census) are also excluded. Those governments do not have to follow these recycled‑material rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Josh Hoover

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 231 • No: 0

House vote • 9/12/2025

Item 11 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/9/2025

Item 100 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/10/2025

Vote in CS59

Yes: 13 • No: 0

House vote • 5/8/2025

Item 152 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 69 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/7/2025

Vote in CX22

Yes: 16 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 443, Statutes of 2025.

    10/7/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/7/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    9/24/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3396.).

    9/12/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/9/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2657.).

    9/9/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    7/8/2025Senate

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    7/7/2025Senate

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/1/2025Senate

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

    6/23/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/10/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

    5/21/2025Senate

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    5/8/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1486.)

    5/8/2025House

  15. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    5/1/2025House

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30).

    4/30/2025House

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/8/2025House

  18. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

    4/2/2025House

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

    4/1/2025House

  20. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

    3/10/2025House

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

    2/21/2025House

  22. Read first time. To print.

    2/20/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/7/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/16/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    7/1/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/1/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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