BILL NUMBER: SB 738	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 23055 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 738, as amended, Evans. Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control: report: due date.
   Under existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act is
administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Existing law requires the department to make an annual report to the
Legislature on the department's activities, on or before March 1 of
each year.
   This bill would extend the due date of that report to 
March 31   April 1  of each year.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   23055.  On or before  March 31   April 1
 of each year, the director shall prepare and submit to the
Legislature an annual report on the department's activities. The
report shall include, but not be limited to, the following
information for the previous calendar year:
   (a) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for
licensing, enforcement, and administration.
   (b) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and
revoked, by license category.
   (c) The average time for processing license applications, by
license category.
   (d) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the
department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with
the department.
   (e) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other
disciplinary actions taken by the department.
   (f) Recommendations  for legislation   to the
Legislature  to improve  and report on  the ability of
the department to expeditiously and effectively administer this
division.