BILL ANALYSIS �
Bill No: AB
1419
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Senator Roderick D. Wright, Chair
2011-2012 Regular Session
Staff Analysis
AB 1419 Author: Committee on Governmental Organization
As Introduced: March 21, 2011
Hearing Date: June 14, 2011
Consultant: Art Terzakis
SUBJECT
Alcoholic Beverages
DESCRIPTION
AB 1419 changes the due date on the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control's annual report to the Legislature from
March 1 of each year to March 31.
EXISTING LAW
Existing law establishes the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC) and grants it exclusive authority to
administer the provisions of the ABC 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.
Existing law requires the Department of ABC to prepare an
annual report to the Legislature on the department's
activities on or before March 1 of each year.
BACKGROUND
As noted above, existing law requires the Director of ABC,
on or before March 1 of each year, to submit to the
Legislature an annual report on the department's
activities. The law provides that the report must include,
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but not be limited to, the following information for the
previous calendar year: (a) the amount of funds allocated
and spent by ABC for licensing, enforcement, and
administration; (b) the number of licenses issued, renewed,
denied, suspended and revoked; (c) the average time for
processing license applications; (d) the number and type of
enforcement activities; and, (e) 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.
Staff Comments - technical drafting error: As this measure
moves through the legislative process, staff recommends
that the author amend it to delete provision (f) of Section
23055 of the Business & Professions Code (page 2, lines
12-14). SB 1480 (Committee on Governmental Organization)
of 2010, Chapter 296, deleted the requirement that the
Director of ABC include recommendations for legislation in
the annual ABC report to the Legislature.
PRIOR/RELATED LEGISLATION
SB 738 (Evans) 2011-12 Session. Would extend the due date
of the Department of ABC's annual report to the Legislature
from March 1 of each year to April 1 of each year.
(Pending in Assembly G.O. Committee)
AB 749 (Hall) 2011-12 Session. Would change the period
covered by the Department of ABC's annual report to the
Legislature from a "calendar" year time period to a
"fiscal" year. (Pending in this Committee)
SB 1480 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Chapter
296, Statutes of 2010. Among other things, deleted the
requirement that the Director of ABC include
recommendations for legislation in the annual ABC report to
the Legislature.
SUPPORT: None on file as of June 10, 2011.
OPPOSE: None on file as of June 10, 2011.
FISCAL COMMITTEE: No
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