The new measure bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers who don't bring their own bags will be offered a paper bag.

We deserve a cleaner future for our communities, our children and our earth,” California Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, one of the principal coauthors of the bill, said in a statement. “It’s time for us to get rid of these plastic bags and continue to move forward with a more pollution-free environment.