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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 937
Author: Senate Governmental Organization Committee
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 11-0, 5/10/11
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Cannella, Corbett, De
Le�n, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Strickland, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Yee
SUBJECT : Alcoholic beverages
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill is the annual committee bill that
makes non-controversial and code maintenance changes to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
ANALYSIS : 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.
This bill is the annual committee bill that makes
non-controversial and code maintenance changes to the ABC
Act.
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Background
This bill is intended to be the vehicle to make various
technical corrections, deletions and non-controversial
changes to the ABC Act. Specifically, this bill makes
minor technical changes to two existing provisions of the
ABC Act as follows:
1. Existing law authorizes the Department of ABC to place
reasonable conditions upon retail licensees in the
exercise of retail privileges. The proposed change
would correct an incorrect reference in Business and
Professions Code Section 23800(e), as specified.
2. Existing law authorizes the Department of ABC to issue
to the holder of any off-sale retail license an
instructional tasting license for the purpose of
furnishing tastings of alcoholic beverages to consumers,
subject to certain limitations. The proposed change
would simply correct a misspelling of the word
"licenses" in Business and Professions Code Section
25503.56(b)(1).
These changes have been requested by the Department of ABC.
Prior Legislation
SB 1480 (Senate Governmental Organization Committee),
Chapter 296, Statutes of 2010, made minor clarifying
changes, as well as code maintenance changes, to existing
provisions of the ABC Act in order to reduce paperwork
requirements of the Department of ABC.
SB 825 (Senate Governmental Organization Committee),
Chapter 68, Statutes of 2009, made various technical,
clarifying and nonsubstantive changes to the ABC Act.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
PQ:mw 5/10/11 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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