California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1891 — Alcoholic beverage licensees: instructional tastings: craft distillers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 273, Statutes of 2018.

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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 January 18, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law authorizes the department to issue to the holder of any off-sale retail license an instructional tasting license that permits the licenseholder to allow an authorized licensee, as defined, or designated representative of that licensee, to conduct, on a designated portion of, or contiguous to, an existing licensed premises, an instructional tasting event at which tastes of alcoholic beverages may be served to consumers, as provided. This bill would include craft distillers in the definition of authorized licensees for the purpose of the above authorization. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act permits an authorized licensee, as defined, or its authorized agent, to instruct consumers at an on-sale retail licensed premises authorized to sell its product on the subject of wine or distilled spirits, including, but not limited to, the history, nature, values, and characteristics of those beverages, as provided. Existing law authorizes the instruction to include tastings of wine or distilled spirits, subject to limitations on the amounts that may be provided to the consumers. This bill would include a craft distiller in the definition of an authorized licensee for the purpose of the above authorization. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 25503.56 and 25503.57 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2452 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2452 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 273, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6493.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5453.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5129.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 2).

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

  18. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Levine · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1891 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57001
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — 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 Yea
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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1891 Levine By Skinner

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — 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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AB 1891 LEVINE Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52005
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 73005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
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 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 Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — 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 Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 4000
Republican 2000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1891 do?
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law authorizes the department to issue to the holder of any off-sale retail license an instructional tasting license that permits the licenseholder to allow an authorized licensee, as defined, or designated representative of that licensee, to conduct, on a designated portion of, or contiguous to, an existing licensed premises, an instructional tasting event at which tastes of alcoholic beverages may be served to consumers, as provided. This bill would include craft distillers in the definition of authorized licensees for the purpose of the above authorization. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act permits an authorized licensee, as defined, or its authorized agent, to instruct consumers at an on-sale retail licensed premises authorized to sell its product on the subject of wine or distilled spirits, including, but not limited to, the history, nature, values, and characteristics of those beverages, as provided. Existing law authorizes the instruction to include tastings of wine or distilled spirits, subject to limitations on the amounts that may be provided to the consumers. This bill would include a craft distiller in the definition of an authorized licensee for the purpose of the above authorization. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 25503.56 and 25503.57 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2452 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2452 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors AB 1891?
AB 1891 is sponsored by Levine.
What is the current status of AB 1891?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1891?
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