BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 461
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Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 461 (Achadjian) - As Amended: May 1, 2013
Policy Committee: Governmental
Organization Vote: 17 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) to issue five new original on-sale general
licenses to San Luis Obispo County between January 1, 2014 and
December 31, 2016, for restaurants with a seating capacity for
50 or more diners.
FISCAL EFFECT
Any additional licensing and oversight costs for ABC associated
with this legislation will be minor and absorbable.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . In 2012, ABC issued additional liquor licenses to
counties with satisfactory population growth verified by the
Department of Finance (DOF). San Luis Obispo County was not
eligible for additional liquor licenses based on the set
criteria. According to the author, while the county could not
show satisfactory proof of population growth, the number of
businesses unable to obtain a license each year demonstrates
the County's need for additional liquor licenses.
The author's office states, San Luis Obispo County is
comprised of communities scattered along the beaches and
mountains of the Central Coast. With such a diverse
geography, many tourists make their way to the county for its
various attractions. In conjunction with the growing wine and
tourism industry, San Luis Obispo County has a flourishing
restaurant scene, which requires the additional liquor
licenses.
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2)Related Legislation . AB 1320 (Allen), Chapter 467, Statutes of
2012, authorized ABC to issue a maximum of 15 new original
on-sale general licenses, over a three-year period, for bona
fide public eating places in the County of Marin.
AB 2266 (Evans), Chapter 130, Statutes of 2008, authorized ABC
to issue a maximum of 15 new original on-sale general
licenses, over a three-year period, for bona fide public
eating places in the County of Napa.
SB 762 (Cox), Chapter 193, Statutes of 2007, allowed ABC to
issue 10 new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide
public eating places in the County of Mono.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081