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          Bill No:  AB 1579
          Author:   Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE  :  11-0, 7/8/09
          AYES:  Wright, Harman, Benoit, Calderon, Denham, Florez,  
            Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Price, Wyland, Yee
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Oropeza, Wiggins

           SENATE APPROPRIATIOS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-1, 5/26/09 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Alcoholic beverage control:  licensees:   
          operating permits

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill makes minor clarifying changes to an  
          existing provision of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act  
          that grants the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control  
          the authority to, in its discretion, issue an interim  
          retail permit to an applicant for any retail license to  
          operate the premises during the period an application for a  
          license at the premises is pending, subject to specified  
          conditions.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law establishes the Department of  
          Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and grants it exclusive  
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          authority to administer the provision of the Alcoholic  
          Beverage Control Act (ABC Act) in accordance with laws  
          enacted by the Legislature,

          Existing law authorizes the ABC, in its discretion, to  
          issue an interim retail permit to an applicant for any  
          retail license to operate the premises during the period an  
          application for a license at the premises is pending,  
          subject to specified conditions.

          Under current law, any person may protest the issuance of  
          an alcohol license.  If a retail license application has  
          been protested and ABC has recommended appr4oval of the  
          license, ABC may issue an "Interim Operating Permit" upon  
          the applicant's written request.  The fee for the permit is  
          $100 and it is good for up to 1230 days subject to  
          renewals.  If an application is withdrawn because of a  
          protest being filed, an applicant may not re-file an  
          application at the same premises for one year, and all  
          protests remain valid for one year against any subsequent  
          application filed by other persons at the premises.

           Comments

           This bill is intended to codify current practice by  
          authorizing the ABC to, in its discretion, issue an interim  
          operating permit to an applicant for any license to operate  
          during the period in which an application for a license at  
          the premises is pending, subject to specified conditions  
          applicable to all licensees or retail licensees only.

          Currently, when a retail license is being protested, the  
          ABC can issue an interim retail permit to be effective  
          until the matter is settled via the judicial process.   
          Unfortunately, though, the ABC cannot issue an interim  
          permit if the application is for a non-retail license  
          (winery, wholesaler, etc.).  This bill gives the ABC the  
          same latitude and discretion, in terms of interim  
          operation, for retail and non-retail licenses while protest  
          matters are being considered.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  Yes








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           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,  
            Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,  
            Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,  
            Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,  
            Nava, Nestande, Niello, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez,  
            Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,  
            Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,  
            Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines
          NOES:  Nielsen
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Harkey, Yamada, Bass


          TSM:cm  8/18/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

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