BILL NUMBER: ACR 32	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  35
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 1, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 23, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 27, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 15, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 9, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 25, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bloom
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Campos,
Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove,
Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer,
Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes,
McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen,
Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk,
Williams, and Wood)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   Relative to California Craft Beverage Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 32, Bloom. California Craft Beverage Month.
   This measure would proclaim the month of April 2015 as California
Craft Beverage Month.



   WHEREAS, A craft involves skill to make things by hand; and
   WHEREAS, A beverage is a drink, especially one other than water;
and
   WHEREAS, California is the birthplace of the craft brewing
movement, which started when Fritz Maytag acquired the Anchor Brewing
Company in 1965 and began brewing authentic handcrafted beers; and
   WHEREAS, California is the home of the first microbrewery,
beginning with Jack McAuliffe who built a small brewery in Sonoma
from scratch, and began selling New Albion ales in 1977; and
   WHEREAS, In 1982, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3610
to amend the state's tied-house laws to remove the restriction on
on-premises sales of craft beer. Following this change in law,
California became the home to three of the first five brewpubs in the
United States; and
   WHEREAS, In 2014, the California craft brewery industry had an
annual impact of $5.5 billion on the state's economy; and
   WHEREAS, In 2014, the California craft brewery industry supported
more than 50,000 jobs, which in turn created billions of dollars in
positive economic impact; and
   WHEREAS, California has more than 520 small, independently owned
craft breweries; and
   WHEREAS, An average of one in every five craft beers produced in
the United States is from California; and
   WHEREAS, Small, family-owned wine producers represent the largest
number of licensed wineries in the state and nation; and
   WHEREAS, Family Winemakers of California was founded in 1990 to
provide a small producer perspective on public policy matters; and
   WHEREAS, Family Winemakers of California advocates the rights and
interests of its members to freely produce, market, and sell their
products, and is dedicated to preserving the diversity of California
wine; and
   WHEREAS, Family Winemakers of California was instrumental in
opening the United States wine market to California wine by
direct-to-consumer sales through a sustained litigation campaign that
led to the United States Supreme Court's Granholm v. Heald (544 U.S.
460) decision; and
   WHEREAS, The Family Winemakers of California are affiliated with
WineAmerica to establish a channel for input on national issues and
generate unity among small producers and growers across the United
States; and
   WHEREAS, The Family Winemakers of California now have 425 small,
independently owned wineries, which add to the prestige of California
wine and are a significant part of the more than $60 billion state
wine industry; and
   WHEREAS, California is the birthplace of the artisan distilling
movement, beginning with Jörg Rupf, who founded St. George Spirits in
1982 and trained scores of craft distillers; and
   WHEREAS, The California Artisanal Distillers Guild empowers
California's craft distillers through protection, education, and
communication; and
   WHEREAS, The guild's member companies have a strong commitment to
promoting the responsible consumption of alcohol as well as fighting
underage drinking and drunk driving. This is accomplished through
responsible advertising, strict codes of conduct, and other
initiatives that educate the public on common-sense guidelines for
drinking and set an example of moderation to our youth; and
   WHEREAS, The mission and goals of the guild are to protect and
promote the art and craft of small-batch and artisanal distilled
spirits making, enhance consumer awareness of California craft-made
spirits, and work to grow and ensure the long term health of our
industry; and
   WHEREAS, The California Artisanal Distillers Guild supports
California alcohol wholesalers and distributors who promote
California craft-made spirits and the importance of California's role
in the beverage industry, support the California Visitation and
Tourism Industries, support California Small Business, support "Buy
Local" Groups and Programs in California, support the California
Farming Industry, support California suppliers of raw materials and
packaging products, and support California restaurants, bars, and
retail outlets who carry and promote California craft-made spirits;
and
   WHEREAS, Beer, wine, and distilled spirits tourism is increasingly
popular and contributes to the economic impact of the state's
tourism industry; and
   WHEREAS, The California craft beverage industry is a leader in the
stewardship of natural resources and the environment and has made a
major commitment to implement sustainable practices that are
environmentally sound, including some of the largest solar arrays in
the private sector, and the use of fuel cells and other innovative
conservation techniques and processes; and
   WHEREAS, Despite the challenges of intense global competition, the
state's craft beverage industry is strong and growing, and is a
major contributor to the economic vitality of California; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month
of April 2015 as California Craft Beverage Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.