Kevin D Jeffries
- Republican
Author
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act makes it a misdemeanor for any person under the age of 21 years to purchase any alcoholic beverage or consume any alcoholic beverage in any on‑sale premises. The act also subjects a holder of a license to sell alcoholic beverages to criminal prosecution and suspension or revocation of that license if the licensee sells any alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of 21 years. Existing law provides that a licensee's acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, constitutes a defense to any action against the licensee. Existing law requires that evidence to contain a description of the person. Existing law includes a military identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces as an eligible identification card so long as that card includes a description of the cardholder. Identification cards issued by the Armed Forces no longer contain a physical description of the cardholder. For security purposes, that information is electronically encrypted in order to avoid tampering with the card. Existing law authorizes the acceptance of a military identification card as bona fide evidence that a person is 21 years of age, provided that proof of majority is further substantiated with other identification, as specified. This bill would provide that, if the military identification card lacks a physical description, but does include date of birth and a photo, further proof of majority shall not be required. This bill would incorporate changes made by AB 1191 that would become operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after AB 1191.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2846.)
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1975.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1547.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (May 6).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (April 22).
From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.
Read first time.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB59 | HTML |
| 12/05/08 - Introduced | |
| 05/11/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/09/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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