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        ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
        AB 1419 (Governmental Organization Committee)
        As Introduced  March 21, 2011
        Majority vote 

         GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION     15-0                               
         
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        |Ayes:|Hall, Nestande, Atkins,   |     |                          |
        |     |Block, Chesbro, Cook,     |     |                          |
        |     |Galgiani, Gatto, Hill,    |     |                          |
        |     |Olsen, Ma, Perea, V.      |     |                          |
        |     |Manuel P�rez, Silva,      |     |                          |
        |     |Allen                     |     |                          |
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         SUMMARY  :  Extends the due date of an annual report to the 
        Legislature on the activities of the Department of Alcoholic 
        Beverage Control (ABC), on or before March 31 of each year, for the 
        previous fiscal year.

         EXISTING LAW  :

        1)Establishes ABC and grants it exclusive authority to administer 
          the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Act) in 
          accordance with laws enacted by the Legislature.  This involves 
          licensing individuals and businesses associated with the 
          manufacture, importation and sale of alcoholic beverages in this 
          state and the collection of license fees or occupation taxes for 
          this purpose.

        2)Requires ABC to make an annual report to the Legislature on ABC's 
          activities, on or before March 1 of each year.

         FISCAL EFFECT  :  This bill has been keyed non-fiscal by Legislative 
        Counsel.

         COMMENTS  :  Existing law requires ABC, on or before March 1 of each 
        year, to submit to the Legislature an annual report on ABC's 
        activities.  The law provides that the report must include, but not 
        be limited to, the following information for the previous calendar 
        year:  1) the amount of funds allocated and spent by ABC for 
        licensing, enforcement, and administration; 2) the number of 
        licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended and revoked; 3) the 
        average time for processing license applications; 4) the number and 







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        type of enforcement activities; and, 5) the number, type, and amount 
        of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions.

        This measure would simply extend the due date of the 
        above-referenced report from March 1 of each year to March 31 of 
        each year.

         Prior/related legislation  :  AB 749 (Hall) of  2011 would change the 
        period covered by ABC's annual report to the Legislature from a 
        "calendar" year time period to "fiscal" year.  It is currently 
        pending in the Senate.

        SB 1480 (Governmental Organization Committee), Chapter 296, Statutes 
        of 2010, among other things, deletes the requirement that the 
        Director of ABC include recommendations for legislation in the 
        annual ABC report to the Legislature.


         Analysis Prepared by  :    Eric Johnson / G. O. / (916) 319-2531 FN: 
        0000636