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SB 980 — Alcoholic beverage licenses.
Last action — May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
(1) Existing law, 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. This bill would prohibit the department from denying the issuance of a retail license solely on the basis that the premises are located within 100 feet of a residence. (2) Existing law requires an applicant to mail notification of an application for the issuance of a retail license to every resident and owner of real property within a 500-foot radius of the premises for which the license is to be issued, except as specified. This bill would specify that the notice is not required if the local governing body of the jurisdiction in which the license is to be issued has adopted an ordinance waiving the notification requirement. (3) Existing law provides that if an application for a license is voluntarily withdrawn as a result of any protest being filed opposing the issuance of the license, the applicant may not refile an application for the same location for one year. Additionally, existing law makes the verified protests valid against any subsequent applications filed for that premises for one year from the date of withdrawal. This bill would repeal the one-year bar on refiling an application for the same location. The bill would limit the one-year validity period of verified protests to subsequent applications for a license of the same type that are filed for that premises. (4) Existing law, after the department notifies an applicant and all protesting parties of its determination to issue a license, authorizes a protesting party to request the department to conduct a hearing on the issues protested. This bill would require the department, after 120 days have elapsed since verification of a protest without holding a hearing, to notify the person who filed the verified protest of their need to reconfirm their request for a hearing in writing, and would deem the protest withdrawn if the person who filed the request for a hearing does not provide the confirmation within 30 days.
Bill Text
- Amended 04/27/22 - Amended Senate Current pdf April 27, 2022
- Introduced 02/10/22 - Introduced pdf February 10, 2022
- SB980 View text html
Action History
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May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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Set for hearing May 19.
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May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 9.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3510.) (April 26).
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Set for hearing April 26.
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Referred to Com. on G.O.
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From printer.
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Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Scott D. Wiener · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Wiener, Scott D. Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Not Voting |
| Wilk | — | Not Voting |
| Nielsen | — | Not Voting |
| Kamlager | — | Not Voting |
| Borgeas | — | Not Voting |
| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 980 do?
- (1) Existing law, 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. This bill would prohibit the department from denying the issuance of a retail license solely on the basis that the premises are located within 100 feet of a residence. (2) Existing law requires an applicant to mail notification of an application for the issuance of a retail license to every resident and owner of real property within a 500-foot radius of the premises for which the license is to be issued, except as specified. This bill would specify that the notice is not required if the local governing body of the jurisdiction in which the license is to be issued has adopted an ordinance waiving the notification requirement. (3) Existing law provides that if an application for a license is voluntarily withdrawn as a result of any protest being filed opposing the issuance of the license, the applicant may not refile an application for the same location for one year. Additionally, existing law makes the verified protests valid against any subsequent applications filed for that premises for one year from the date of withdrawal. This bill would repeal the one-year bar on refiling an application for the same location. The bill would limit the one-year validity period of verified protests to subsequent applications for a license of the same type that are filed for that premises. (4) Existing law, after the department notifies an applicant and all protesting parties of its determination to issue a license, authorizes a protesting party to request the department to conduct a hearing on the issues protested. This bill would require the department, after 120 days have elapsed since verification of a protest without holding a hearing, to notify the person who filed the verified protest of their need to reconfirm their request for a hearing in writing, and would deem the protest withdrawn if the person who filed the request for a hearing does not provide the confirmation within 30 days.
- Who sponsors SB 980?
- SB 980 is sponsored by Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 980?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 980?
- Track SB 980 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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