AB 476, explained
Metal theft.
Passed into law Chaptered · Author: Mark González
In plain English
This bill would require junk dealers and recyclers to record additional details when they buy materials. Specifically, they would need to write down the time of the transaction and the amount of money paid, in addition to the information they already record.
If this passes
What would actually change, according to the bill's official digest. No predictions, no opinions.
- Junk dealers and recyclers would be required to record the time of each purchase in their written records
- Junk dealers and recyclers would be required to record the amount of payment for each purchase in their written records
- These requirements would apply to all sales and purchases of junk and scrap metals in their business
- Records would still need to be kept for at least 2 years as under existing law
Who's lobbying this bill
40 organizations reported lobbying activity
mentioning this bill. California disclosures don't say which side an organization is on, only that they paid to influence it. Amounts shown are payments to lobbying firms where the filing discloses them.
Buena Park, City Ofpaid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 5 filings
$196K Frontier Communicationspaid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 4 filings
$130K Valley Ag Water Coalitionpaid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$92K
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