Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.

Assembly Member Boerner's legislation to expand California's restrictions on plastic particles in consumer products would prohibit the sale of personal care items containing plastic glitter and extend existing microbead regulations to non-rinse-off products beginning January 1, 2029.

The measure builds upon California's current Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law by adding new categories of regulated items. Under the proposed changes, the sale and distribution of cleaning products and non-rinse-off personal care products containing plastic microbeads used as abrasives would be prohibited. The bill defines plastic microbeads as intentionally added solid plastic particles measuring five millimeters or less in every dimension.

To facilitate the transition, the legislation allows retailers until January 1, 2030, to sell existing inventory of personal care products containing plastic glitter, provided those items entered the state before the prohibition takes effect. The bill maintains the current enforcement framework, under which the Attorney General and local officials may impose civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for violations. Prescription drugs remain exempt from these requirements.