BILL NUMBER: AB 2005	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member   Chesbro
  Members   Chesbro   and Levine 

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

    An act to amend Section 25200 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.   An
act to amend Sections 19421 and 19425 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to horse racing. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2005, as amended, Chesbro.  Beer: labeling
requirements.   California Horse Racing Board:
membership and per diem.  
    Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of
live horse racing in this state and for wagering thereon, and for
the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation
and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board, as specified.
That law provides that the board consist of 7 members appointed by
the Governor and that the members of the board receive a per diem of
$100 for each day spent in attendance at official meetings and be
reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in
the performance of official duties.  
   This bill would expand the membership of the board to 11 members,
7 public members appointed by the Governor, 2 Members of the Senate
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and 2 Members of the
Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would
provide that Members of the Legislature shall serve a term of not
more than 4 years, with no limit on the number of terms that may be
served by any one Member. The bill would provide that a Member of the
Legislature may participate in the activities of the board to the
extent that his or her participation is not incompatible with his or
her position as a Member of the Legislature and would prohibit a
legislative member of the board from receiving per diem or
reimbursement for traveling and other expenses from the board for his
or her service on the board.  
   The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department
of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution
of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the
state. The act also provides for specified labeling requirements for
containers of alcoholic beverages sold within this state, and
requires that all beer sold in the state have a label affixed to its
package or container with the true and correct name and address of
the manufacturer of the beer and the true and correct name of the
bottler of the beer if other than the manufacturer. Existing law
requires a beer manufacturer that refills any container supplied by a
consumer to affix a label on the container that complies with these
provisions prior to its resale to the consumer.  
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 19421 of the  
Business and Professions Code  is amended to read: 
   19421.   (a)    The board consists of 
seven   11  members,  seven public members
 appointed by the Governor  , two Members of the Senate
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two Members of the
Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assem   bly  .
 Each public member shall hold office for a term of four years,
commencing at the expiration of the previous term. A public member
shall be eligible for reappointment at the discretion of the
Governor. Any vacancy of a public member shall be filled by the
Governor for the unexpired term.  
   (b) Members of the Legislature shall serve a term of not more than
four years, with no limit on the number of terms that may be served
by any one Member. A Member of the Legislature may participate in the
activities of the board to the extent that his or her participation
is not incompatible with his or her position as a Member of the
Legislature.  
   Each member shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing
at the expiration of the previous term.  
   The term of the members of the board in office on January 1, 1959,
shall expire as follows: one member July 26, 1959, one member July
26, 1960, and one member July 26, 1961. The terms shall expire in the
same relative order as to each member as the term for which he holds
office on January 1, 1959.  
   The term of the members appointed pursuant to amendments made to
this section during the 1977-1978 legislative session shall expire as
follows: one on January 1, 1979 and one on January 1, 1982.
 
   The term of the members appointed pursuant to amendments made to
this section during the 1979-80 Regular Session of the Legislature
shall expire as follows: one on January 1, 1982, and one on January
1, 1984.  
   Any vacancy shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired
term.  
   Each member shall be eligible for reappointment in the discretion
of the Governor. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 19425 of the   Business
and Professions Code   is amended to read: 
   19425.   The   (a)    
Except as provi  ded in subdivision (b), the  members
of the board shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100)
for each day spent in attendance at meetings scheduled by the
chairperson of the board for the purpose of fulfilling the duties of
the board pursuant to this chapter, and shall be reimbursed for
traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance
of official duties. 
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the
board who is also a member of, and is entitled to receive the
benefits from, the Legislators' Retirement System may elect to forego
the compensation provided by this section and, if the compensation
is foregone, the member shall not have his or her retirement benefits
reduced and shall not be required to be reinstated into the
retirement system.  
   (b) A Member of the Legislature serving on the board shall not
receive per diem or reimbursement for traveling or other expenses
from the board for his or her service on the board pursuant to
subdivision (a).  
  SECTION 1.    Section 25200 of the Business and
Professions Code is amended to read:
   25200.  (a) All beer sold in this state shall have a label affixed
to the package or container thereof, containing the brand and type
of beer, upon which shall appear the true and correct name and
address of the manufacturer of the beer, and also the true and
correct name of the bottler of the beer if other than the
manufacturer.
   (b) A manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler of beer shall not use
a container or carton as a package or container of a beer other than
the beer as is manufactured by the manufacturer whose name or brand
of beer appears upon the container or carton, or use as a package or
container of a beer a container or carton which bears the name of a
manufacturer of beer or the brand of any beer other than those of the
manufacturer of the beer contained in the container or carton.
   (c) A beer manufacturer that refills any container supplied by a
consumer shall affix a label that complies with this section on the
container prior to resale of the container to the consumer. Any
information concerning any beer previously packaged in the container,
including, but not limited to, information regarding the
manufacturer and bottler of the beer, or any associated brands or
trademarks, shall be removed or completely obscured in a manner not
readily removable by the consumer prior to the resale of the
container to the consumer. This subdivision does not authorize a beer
manufacturer to refill a container supplied by a consumer with a
capacity of five liquid gallons or more.