BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1558 (Mathis) - As Amended March 16, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) to issue additional on-sale general licenses
within Inyo County. Specifically, this bill allows up to five
additional licenses between January 1, 2017 and December 31,
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2019, for bona fide public eating places or public premises, or
both, with 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)Purpose and background. According to the author, Inyo County
is a popular tourist destination. However, existing ABC
regulations that allocate certain alcohol licenses based on
county population make it difficult for entrepreneurs to
succeed in a volatile economic climate. According to the
author, while Inyo County has not seen population growth, the
number of businesses unable to obtain a license each year
demonstrates the need for additional liquor licenses.
2)Other related legislation. A number of recent bills have
created specific license exemptions for individual counties.
Those bills are:
a) AB 461 (Achadjian), Chapter 110, Statutes of 2013:
Authorized ABC to issue no more five new original on-sale
general licenses, over a three-year period, for bona fide
public eating places in San Luis Obispo County.
b) AB 1320 (Allen), Chapter 467, Statutes of 2012:
Authorized ABC to issue no more 15 new original on-sale
general licenses, over a three-year period, for bona fide
public eating places in Marin County.
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c) SB 1285 (Leno) of 2016. This bill, beginning January 1,
2017, provides an exception to this limitation for a county
of the 6th class, as specified, for 28 new original special
on-sale general licenses for bona fide eating places for
premises located within specified census tracts in that
county, subject to specified requirements. (Pending in
Senate G.O. Committee)
d) SB 762 (Cox), Chapter 193, Statutes of 2007: Authorized
ABC to issue 10 new original on-sale general licenses for
bona fide public eating places in Mono County.
Moreover, AB 1670 (Dodd) of 2016, which passed the Assembly
Governmental Organization Committee on April 6, 2016, allows
25 new on-sale general licenses, over a 5-year period, for
bona fide public eating places public premises in Napa County.
This bill is also on today's calendar.
Analysis Prepared by:Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916)
319-2081