New California packaging and PFAS laws 2027: taking effect in 2027
5 new California laws on packaging and PFAS take effect in 2027. Each is listed below with its date, what it does and a link to the official text.
- 5 laws take effect on 1 January 2027.
Updated 25 October 2026
One-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney.
New California packaging and PFAS laws in 2027
AB 1603: Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Bans the Department of Pesticide Regulation from registering new pesticides containing intentionally added PFAS unless applications were submitted before 1 January 2027.
Some duties start later: the text names an operative date.
AB 1901: Children's diapers: intentionally added ingredients: disclosure.
Requires manufacturers of children's diapers sold in the state to list all intentionally added ingredients with chemical names, CAS numbers, and functions on their websites and product packaging starting 1 January 2029.
AB 2481: Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.
Authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to make quality incentive payments for clean empty glass beverage containers used to manufacture non-beverage glass products in the state.
SB 1341: Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.
Requires beverage manufacturers to pay a processing fee for bag in box wine and distilled spirit containers based on the weight of the flexible bag and valve, starting 1 January 2027.
SB 633: Plastic beverage containers: recycling.
Requires beverage manufacturers to report plastic content used in containers and provide third-party validation of recycled plastic content by 1 March 2027.
Some duties start later: the text names an operative date.
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Questions about new California packaging and PFAS laws in 2027
When do new packaging and PFAS laws take effect in California in 2027?
Most take effect on 1 January 2027. Of the 5 laws listed here, 5 start on 1 January 2027. In California, a statute from a regular session takes effect on the 1 January after 90 days from enactment unless it is an urgency measure (Cal. Const. art. IV, sec. 8(c)(1)).
What new packaging and PFAS laws take effect on 1 January 2027 in California?
5 laws in packaging and PFAS, including California AB 1603 (Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation), California AB 1901 (Children's diapers: intentionally added ingredients: disclosure), California AB 2481 (Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments), California SB 1341 (Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees) and California SB 633 (Plastic beverage containers: recycling). The full list, with what each one does, is above.
Is this legal advice?
No. Dates and the one-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney. Each law links to the legislature’s own record: check the text before relying on it.
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