California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1999 — Underage drinkers: immunity from prosecution.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 245, Statutes of 2010.

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  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 17, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · 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.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that any person under the age of 21 years who purchases any alcoholic beverage, who consumes any such beverage in any on-sale premises, or who possesses any such beverage on any street or highway or in any public place open to the public is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law also provides that any person under the age of 21 years who attempts to purchase any alcoholic beverage from a licensee, or the licensee's agent or employee, is guilty of an infraction. This bill would grant limited immunity from criminal prosecution for any person under the age of 21 years who is subject to prosecution under the above-described provisions where the person under the age of 21 years called 911 and reported that either himself or herself or another person was in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption and conformed to other specified requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 245, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 2. Page 6396.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6396.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4585.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15).

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

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

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 4448.)

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 23).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Primary
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Torres · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Portantino

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 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

AB 1999 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 86 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81103
Democratic 2100
Republican 3000
Total 86203
% of votes cast 95%2%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — 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
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1999 Portantino By Calderon

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30006
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Wright — Yea
Leno — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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AB 1999 PORTANTINO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 85 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81202
Democratic 1101
Republican 3000
Total 85303
% of votes cast 93%3%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — 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
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gilmore — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1999 do?
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that any person under the age of 21 years who purchases any alcoholic beverage, who consumes any such beverage in any on-sale premises, or who possesses any such beverage on any street or highway or in any public place open to the public is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law also provides that any person under the age of 21 years who attempts to purchase any alcoholic beverage from a licensee, or the licensee's agent or employee, is guilty of an infraction. This bill would grant limited immunity from criminal prosecution for any person under the age of 21 years who is subject to prosecution under the above-described provisions where the person under the age of 21 years called 911 and reported that either himself or herself or another person was in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption and conformed to other specified requirements.
Who sponsors AB 1999?
AB 1999 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Portantino, DeVore, and Torres.
What is the current status of AB 1999?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1999?
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