BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 905 Page 1 Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair SB 905 (Bates) - As Amended April 7, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Governmental Organization |Vote:|17 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to issue a club license to a nonprofit umbrella organization consisting of multiple veteran organizations established to provide a central meeting location, resources, and services for veterans and does not discriminate or restrict membership, as specified. FISCAL EFFECT: Minor and absorbable costs to ABC. SB 905 Page 2 COMMENTS: Purpose and Background. According to the author, SB 905 expands existing authority of a veterans' club to serve and sell alcoholic beverages to include nonprofit organizations consisting of multiple veteran service organizations. The author notes that SB 685 (McGuire, Chapter 423, Statutes of 2015) allowed veterans' club to sell alcoholic beverages, but that bill did not address nonprofit umbrella organizations such as the Veterans Association of North County (VANC) in San Diego. SB 905 is intended to fix this oversight. VANC was established as a non-profit in 2007 to provide a central meeting place for North County veterans' organizations and their members, as well as to provide training, counseling, job placement, housing assistance and other services to veterans. VANC worked with the City of Oceanside to establish a long-term lease of an abandoned police station that they have refurbished and is awaiting its grand opening. In addition to providing a meeting facility, the training that VANC hopes to offer its members and community is security guard training and certification, truck driver training, fiber optics training and certification, as well as, a culinary arts training and certification program utilizing the kitchen facilities. VANC would also like to use the facility for a variety of receptions and dinners. SB 905 Page 3 Analysis Prepared by:Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916) 319-2081