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                                                                  AB 782
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          Date of Hearing:   May 8, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

               AB 782 (Bocanegra) - As Introduced:  February 21, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental  
          Organization Vote:                            16 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill adds a new provision to the Alcoholic Beverage Control  
          (ABC) Act that permits the return of unsold and unopened beer  
          from an organization that obtained a temporary license.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Costs associated with this legislation should be minor and  
          absorbable within existing ABC resources. 

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  . According to the author's office, this bill has been  
            introduced on behalf of beer distributors in California who  
            have experienced increasing demands to accept the return of  
            unsold or unopened beer from nonprofit organizations that are  
            the holders of temporary on-sale licenses (issued for special  
            events, fundraisers, parties, etc.).  

            Currently, holders of such licenses may choose to keep the  
            unopened and unused beer for a future event for which another  
            temporary license may be issued.  However, they have no legal  
            option to sell or dispose of the beer in their possession at  
            the expiration of their daily license.  This measure would  
            permit the return of unsold and unopened beer by daily  
            licensees to the licensee from whom the beer was purchased.  
           
          2)Related Legislation  .  This bill is virtually identical to  
            early versions of AB 517 (Hall), Chapter 12, Statutes of 2012.  
             That bill was gutted and amended in the Senate to contain a  
            tribal gaming compact for the Federated Indians of Graton  








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