California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 973 — Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: on-sale and off-sale retailers advertising.

Last action — In Senate. Held at Desk.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains limitations on sales commonly known as "tied-house" restrictions, which generally prohibit a manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler from furnishing, giving, or lending any money or other thing of value to any person engaged in operating, owning, or maintaining any off-sale licensed premises. For purposes of these provisions, the listing of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, or Internet Web site addresses, of 2 or more unaffiliated off-sale retailers selling beer, wine, or distilled spirits and operating and licensed as bona fide public eating places selling the beer, wine, or distilled spirits produced, distributed, or imported by a nonretail industry member in response to a direct inquiry from a consumer, as specified, does not constitute a thing of value or prohibited inducement to the listed off-sale retailer, if specified conditions are met. Existing law includes similar provisions applicable to on-sale licensed premises, except that those provisions also extend the above-described exception to other forms of electronic media. This bill would delete the above exceptions that apply specifically to off-sale licensed premises and instead would include off-sale licensed premises within the exceptions previously applicable only to on-sale licensed premises.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  2. Ordered to the Senate.

  3. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2119.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1225.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gray · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Gray

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 2001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Democratic 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 973 GRAY Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Gray — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Perea — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 973 do?
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains limitations on sales commonly known as "tied-house" restrictions, which generally prohibit a manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler from furnishing, giving, or lending any money or other thing of value to any person engaged in operating, owning, or maintaining any off-sale licensed premises. For purposes of these provisions, the listing of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, or Internet Web site addresses, of 2 or more unaffiliated off-sale retailers selling beer, wine, or distilled spirits and operating and licensed as bona fide public eating places selling the beer, wine, or distilled spirits produced, distributed, or imported by a nonretail industry member in response to a direct inquiry from a consumer, as specified, does not constitute a thing of value or prohibited inducement to the listed off-sale retailer, if specified conditions are met. Existing law includes similar provisions applicable to on-sale licensed premises, except that those provisions also extend the above-described exception to other forms of electronic media. This bill would delete the above exceptions that apply specifically to off-sale licensed premises and instead would include off-sale licensed premises within the exceptions previously applicable only to on-sale licensed premises.
Who sponsors AB 973?
AB 973 is sponsored by Gray.
What is the current status of AB 973?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 973?
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