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                                                                  AB 573
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          Date of Hearing:   May 4, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                   AB 573 (Chesbro) - As Amended:  March 31, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental 
          Organization Vote:                            16 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill allows businesses that have a combined beer and wine 
          wholesalers licenses (Type 17 license) and an off-sale retailer 
          license (Type 20 license) who only sell wine to accept returned 
          wine that they have exported to another state. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          There are no significant costs associated with this legislation. 


           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . According to the sponsor of this bill, the Family 
          Winemakers of California, current law allows a licensed 
          winegrower, who in the course of business exports wine from 
          California to another state, to subsequently return to his or 
          her licensed premises all or any portion of that wine in his/her 
          private vehicle. Over the past several years, hundreds of 
          virtual wineries holding a combined Type 17 and Type 20 license 
          have sold wine for use out of state.  AB 573 fixes a technical 
          problem within the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, so this 
          specific license can bring their wine back into the state under 
          the same provisions as a winegrower.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916) 
          319-2081 












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