Marc Levine
- Democratic
Author
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law provides for various annual fees for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses, depending upon the type of license issued. This bill, the Craft Distillers Act of 2015, would authorize the department to issue a craft distiller's license to manufacture distilled spirits, subject to specified conditions, including that the licensee manufacture no more than 100,000 gallons of distilled spirits per fiscal year, excluding brandy the craft distiller manufactures or has manufactured for them. The bill would allow the craft distiller's licensee to sell distilled spirits to specified consumers, to own interests in on-sale retail licenses, and to sell beer, wines, brandies, and distilled spirits to consumers for consumption on the premises of a bona fide eating place, as provided. The bill would impose an original fee and an annual renewal fee for the license, which would be deposited in the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes a licensed distilled spirits manufacturer to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on the licensed premises, under specified conditions, including that tasting not be given in the form of a cocktail or mixed drink. This bill would extend that authorization to a licensed craft distiller and would revise the tasting conditions by allowing a tasting to be given in the form of a cocktail or mixed drink. Existing law prohibits a distilled spirits manufacturer's or distilled spirits manufacturer's agent's license from being held by a person that holds any ownership or interest in any distilled spirits wholesaler's, rectifier's, or retailer's license, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit a distilled spirits manufacturer's or distilled spirits manufacturer's agent's license from being held by a person that holds any ownership or interest in a craft distiller's license.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 640, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (September 11).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3133.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3165.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3156.)
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2622.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 17).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 14).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1443.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 6).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1295 | HTML |
| 02/27/15 - Introduced | |
| 06/30/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/16/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/16/15 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/15 - Chaptered |
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