California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2770 — Cigarette and tobacco product licensing: fees and funding.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 699, Statutes of 2016.

  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, 2016. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires the State Board of Equalization to administer a statewide program to license manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of cigarettes and tobacco products, and imposes various licensing fees. That act requires a retailer to have a license to engage in the sale of cigarette and tobacco products, and requires a separate license for each retail location. Existing law imposes a fee for each license and provides that the license is valid for a 12-month period. On and after January 1, 2017, existing law requires a license to be renewed annually and imposes a renewal fee. This bill would require a retailer that adds an additional retail location to renew the license for that location based on a 12-month period beginning in the month the retailer obtained its license for its first retail location. This bill would prohibit any license fee or renewal fee from being prorated. The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires the moneys collected pursuant to the act to be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund, which are available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the licensing program under the act. The act requires the board to report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2019, regarding the adequacy of funding for the licensing program . This bill would instead require the board to report to the Legislature, Governor, and Department of Finance on or before January 1, 2019, and on and before January 1 annually thereafter. The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law imposes a tax on distributors of cigarettes and tobacco products, and authorizes the reimbursement of the State Board of Equalization for expenses incurred in the administration and collection of the tax. This bill would prohibit, on or after July 1, 2019, the appropriation of revenues derived from the taxes imposed upon the distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products to the board for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, or administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 699, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 6551.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6544.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (August 30).

  7. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5048.).

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  15. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 26. Page 4955.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 18).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 8.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  24. Read first time.

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

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2770 NAZARIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 50 Yea · 28 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462202
Republican 0500
Democratic 4100
Total 502802
% of votes cast 63%35%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Burke — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 11 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10602
Democratic 1001
Republican 0001
Total 11604
% of votes cast 52%29%0%19%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB2770 Nazarian By Beall

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251001
Democratic 2100
Total 271101
% of votes cast 69%28%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2770 NAZARIAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 26 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 402109
Democratic 4100
Republican 0401
Total 4426010
% of votes cast 55%33%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mathis — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Salas — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Chiu — Not Voting
Dodd — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10701
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 12801
% of votes cast 57%38%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2770 do?
The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires the State Board of Equalization to administer a statewide program to license manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of cigarettes and tobacco products, and imposes various licensing fees. That act requires a retailer to have a license to engage in the sale of cigarette and tobacco products, and requires a separate license for each retail location. Existing law imposes a fee for each license and provides that the license is valid for a 12-month period. On and after January 1, 2017, existing law requires a license to be renewed annually and imposes a renewal fee. This bill would require a retailer that adds an additional retail location to renew the license for that location based on a 12-month period beginning in the month the retailer obtained its license for its first retail location. This bill would prohibit any license fee or renewal fee from being prorated. The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires the moneys collected pursuant to the act to be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund, which are available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, and administering the licensing program under the act. The act requires the board to report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2019, regarding the adequacy of funding for the licensing program . This bill would instead require the board to report to the Legislature, Governor, and Department of Finance on or before January 1, 2019, and on and before January 1 annually thereafter. The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law imposes a tax on distributors of cigarettes and tobacco products, and authorizes the reimbursement of the State Board of Equalization for expenses incurred in the administration and collection of the tax. This bill would prohibit, on or after July 1, 2019, the appropriation of revenues derived from the taxes imposed upon the distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products to the board for the purpose of implementing, enforcing, or administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003.
Who sponsors AB 2770?
AB 2770 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 2770?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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