California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2486 — Social host liability: furnishing alcohol to underage persons.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 154, Statutes of 2010.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Under existing law, a social host who furnishes alcoholic beverages to any person may not be held legally accountable for damages suffered by that person, or for injury to the person or property of, or death of, any 3rd person, resulting from the consumption of those beverages. This bill would provide that these provisions do not preclude a claim against a parent, guardian, or another adult who knowingly furnishes alcoholic beverages at his or her residence to a person under 21 years of age and that furnishing the alcoholic beverages may be found to be the proximate cause of resulting injuries or death, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 154, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 6009.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4197.)

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  11. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4791.)

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 23).

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. Read first time.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  20. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Carter · Cosponsor
  • Evans · Cosponsor
  • Feuer · Primary
  • Harman · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Nava · Cosponsor
  • Tran · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Feuer

Co-sponsors (7)

  • Brownley
  • Carter
  • Evans
  • Harman
  • Monning
  • Nava
  • Tran

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 84 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79105
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 84106
% of votes cast 92%1%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Walters — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Republican 3000
Democratic 1002
Total 84007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Knight — Yea
Tran — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2486 do?
Under existing law, a social host who furnishes alcoholic beverages to any person may not be held legally accountable for damages suffered by that person, or for injury to the person or property of, or death of, any 3rd person, resulting from the consumption of those beverages. This bill would provide that these provisions do not preclude a claim against a parent, guardian, or another adult who knowingly furnishes alcoholic beverages at his or her residence to a person under 21 years of age and that furnishing the alcoholic beverages may be found to be the proximate cause of resulting injuries or death, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 2486?
AB 2486 is sponsored by Brownley, Carter, Evans, Feuer, Harman, Monning, Nava, and Tran.
What is the current status of AB 2486?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2486?
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