Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Senate Environmental Quality Committee · June 24, 2026

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AB 1603 — PFAS pesticides (author presentation, witnesses, questioning, motion)

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Assemblymember Schultz introduced AB 1603 to prohibit registration of new PFAS pesticides and increase transparency; he accepted committee amendments and asked for an aye vote. Science and public-health witnesses argued PFAS pesticides are persistent, transform into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and contaminate food and water; speakers gave numeric evidence (53 PFAS pesticides allowed in California; claimed 2,500,000 pounds deposited annually). Industry and farm-group witnesses opposed a categorical ban on future registrations, citing premarket review, pest pressures, and potential impacts to the

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A California State Senate Environmental Quality Committee hearing examined multiple bills including AB 1603 (PFAS pesticides), AB 2635 (Just Transition for Landscapers Act), AB 1732 (Student and Faculty Housing Opportunity Act) and AB 2349 (regional air-quality incident response). Lawmakers heard expert testimony, partisan and stakeholder opposition, and advanced several bills out of committee to subsequent committees by recorded roll call votes.

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