California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 973 — Alcoholic beverages: annual license fees: surcharge: distilled spirits manufacturers: free or discounted rides.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 689, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law prescribes the annual fees to be charged for each type of license. Existing law requires the department to collect an annual surcharge of $5 in addition to these fees, for deposit in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, to be used for the Department of the California Highway Patrol's Designated Driver Program upon appropriation. This bill would increase this surcharge to $10 and would require the Department of California Highway Patrol to prioritize the expenditure of funds received from the imposition of the surcharge for the California Highway Patrol's Designated Driver Program's outreach and education activities in, and adjacent to, individual events or venues, as specified. (2) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, prohibits a licensee from giving a premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale and distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as provided. Existing law authorizes a beer manufacturer, as defined, to provide consumers free or discounted rides, as specified, for the purpose of furthering public safety, but prohibits the beer manufacturer from conditioning a free or discounted ride upon the purchase of an alcoholic beverage. Existing law prohibits a beer and wine wholesaler from directly or indirectly underwriting, sharing in, or contributing to, the costs of free or discounted rides or from serving as an agent of a beer manufacturer to provide free or discounted rides to consumers. Unless otherwise specified, a violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would also authorize a distilled spirits manufacturer, as defined, to provide consumers free or discounted rides, as specified, for the purpose of furthering public safety, and would prohibit the distilled spirits manufacturer from conditioning a free or discounted ride upon the purchase of an alcoholic beverage. The bill would prohibit a distilled spirits importer general, as described, from directly or indirectly underwriting, sharing in, or contributing to, the costs of free or discounted rides or from serving as an agent of a distilled spirits manufacturer to provide free or discounted rides to consumers. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 25600 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 3264 to be operative only if this bill and AB 3264 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 689, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 6052.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 6777.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  12. August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  15. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 2. Page 4759.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Set for hearing April 16.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4366.) (March 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  23. Set for hearing March 13.

  24. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 4.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dodd · Primary
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Dodd

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

Unfinished Business SB973 Dodd et al. Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33101
Democratic 5000
Total 38101
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 973 Dodd Senate Third Reading By LACKEY

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49009
Democratic 15001
Republican 4002
Total 680012
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13002
Democratic 3001
Republican 2000
Total 18003
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB973 Dodd et al.

Passed 36 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32101
Democratic 4100
Total 36201
% of votes cast 92%5%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bates — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 973 do?
(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law prescribes the annual fees to be charged for each type of license. Existing law requires the department to collect an annual surcharge of $5 in addition to these fees, for deposit in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, to be used for the Department of the California Highway Patrol's Designated Driver Program upon appropriation. This bill would increase this surcharge to $10 and would require the Department of California Highway Patrol to prioritize the expenditure of funds received from the imposition of the surcharge for the California Highway Patrol's Designated Driver Program's outreach and education activities in, and adjacent to, individual events or venues, as specified. (2) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, prohibits a licensee from giving a premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale and distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as provided. Existing law authorizes a beer manufacturer, as defined, to provide consumers free or discounted rides, as specified, for the purpose of furthering public safety, but prohibits the beer manufacturer from conditioning a free or discounted ride upon the purchase of an alcoholic beverage. Existing law prohibits a beer and wine wholesaler from directly or indirectly underwriting, sharing in, or contributing to, the costs of free or discounted rides or from serving as an agent of a beer manufacturer to provide free or discounted rides to consumers. Unless otherwise specified, a violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would also authorize a distilled spirits manufacturer, as defined, to provide consumers free or discounted rides, as specified, for the purpose of furthering public safety, and would prohibit the distilled spirits manufacturer from conditioning a free or discounted ride upon the purchase of an alcoholic beverage. The bill would prohibit a distilled spirits importer general, as described, from directly or indirectly underwriting, sharing in, or contributing to, the costs of free or discounted rides or from serving as an agent of a distilled spirits manufacturer to provide free or discounted rides to consumers. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 25600 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 3264 to be operative only if this bill and AB 3264 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors SB 973?
SB 973 is sponsored by Dodd, Hill, Jones-Sawyer, and Lackey, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 973?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2018. Enacted.
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