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          Date of Hearing:   April 10, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    ACR 116 (Chesbro) - As Amended:  April 9, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Craft Brewery Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the month of April 2014 as California Craft  
          Brewery Month.    Specifically,  this resolution  makes the  
          following legislative findings:   

             1)   In 1982, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3610  
               to amend the state's tied-house laws to remove the  
               restriction on on-premises sales of craft beer; and  
               following this change in the law, California became home to  
               three of the first five brewpubs in America.

             2)   California is now known and recognized internationally  
               for the quality of its craft breweries; and California now  
               has more breweries than any other state in the country,  
               including more than 440 small, independently owned craft  
               breweries.

             3)   Brewery tourism is increasingly popular and contributes  
               to the economic impact of the state's tourism industry;  
               and, the California craft brewery industry has an annual  
               impact of $4.7 billion on the state's economy.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA)
           
          Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 











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