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Committee advances SB811 after split testimony from industry and community groups

California State Senate Committee on Environmental Quality · January 13, 2026
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Summary

SB811, a rewrite to regulate metal trading/shredding facilities and clarify DTSC enforcement, cleared committee after industry and unions supported the bill while environmental and community groups opposed it as deregulatory and insufficiently protective.

Sen. Caballero presented SB811 to create a statutory framework for metal trading and shredding facilities, saying the bill responds to a gubernatorial veto of last session’s SB404 by adding explicit enforcement language for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and incorporating technical assistance from state agencies.

Industry sponsors said the bill provides regulatory certainty for an industry that supports recycling, construction supply chains and union jobs. Bob…

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