BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 1235
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          Date of Hearing:   August 6, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                    SB 1235 (Knight) - As Amended:  June 26, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                             HealthVote:17-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill expands the types of pre-packaged foods a beer tasting  
          facility can offer while still being exempt from requirements  
          governing food facilities, and limits the size of food display  
          areas in such facilities to 25 square feet. 
           
           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible state fiscal effect.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  .  This bill, by allowing brewery tasting rooms to sell  
            prepackaged foods other than crackers and pretzels allowed  
            under current law, gives businesses more flexibility to serve  
            their customers.  The sponsor of this bill, Bravery Brewing  
            Company, wishes to provide patrons with safe food items while  
            they taste beer, but does not wish to become a restaurant.   
            This bill has no opposition. 

           2)Background  .  Food facilities are governed by the California  
            Retail Food Code (CRFC), which establishes statewide  
            standards.  CRFC rules are enforced by local environmental  
            health agencies, which charge fees to food facilities for  
            local regulatory oversight.  Current law exempts certain  
            facility types from the definition of "food facility" and  
            corresponding oversight, including, for example, private  
            homes, cottage food operations, institutional facilities that  
            are regulated by other entities, and wine and beer tasting  
            premises that meet certain criteria.  
           
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 








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