Last Updated: August 21, 2026
California AB 864 — Hazardous Waste: Solar Photovoltaic Modules
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AB 864 is a California proposal focused specifically on end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules. The July 17, 2025 Senate-amended text would limit the universal-waste designation to PV modules intended for recycling that cannot otherwise be resold, reused, or refurbished. It would also direct the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to develop alternative management standards intended to facilitate greater material recovery and to adopt the federal transfer-based exclusion for qualifying PV-module recycling.
Why it matters: The proposal could materially affect how California generators, handlers, transporters, and recyclers manage end-of-life PV modules and could create a more recycling-oriented pathway for material recovery.
Current status: Official bill page reviewed: the displayed text is amended in Senate July 17, 2025. Treat the bill as pending unless the Legislature posts a later official action.