Steve Bradford
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 35
Author
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, makes it a misdemeanor for any person under 21 years of age 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 21 years of age. Existing law provides that a licensee's acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, constitutes a defense to any prosecution or proceedings against the licensee, as specified. This bill would also make the utilization of a biometric system, as defined, a defense to any criminal prosecution or proceedings against the licensee. The bill would require the biometric system to be based upon a review of bona fide evidence of majority and identity of a person and that verifies and authenticates the validity of that bona fide evidence.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 606, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5749.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6687.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 19).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3829.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 3723.) (April 23).
Set for hearing April 23.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1371 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 06/12/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/19/24- Senate Governmental Organization | |
| 04/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/24- Assembly Governmental Organization | |
| 06/25/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/29/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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