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Joint oversight hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee and Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee · August 20, 2025

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Senate Environmental Quality and Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials chairs opened the joint oversight hearing to review DTSC reforms enacted by SB 158 (2021) and to request updates on transparency, fiscal stability and implementation challenges; chairs announced three panels and public comment at the end.

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A joint oversight hearing reviewed implementation of SB 158 reforms at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Director Katie Butler and Board Chair Andrew Raikstra described progress on enforcement, the hazardous waste management plan, fees and backlog of permits; lawmakers and advocates pressed DTSC on pace, environmental justice, permitting timelines and the Safer Consumer Products program.

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