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California 20252026

AB 2731

Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-19 01:11:09 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Alcoholicbeveragecontrol, neighborhood-restrictedon-salegenerallicenses
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Business and professions.

Source-supplied abstracts

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state for which various fees are charged depending upon the type of license issued. The act provides for a limitation on the amount of on-sale general licenses that may be issued by the department based on the population of the county in which the licensed premises are located, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to issue no more than 12 new original neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses to bona fide public eating places located in specified census tracts in the County of Los Angeles per year beginning on January 1, 2026, until a total of 40 new licenses have been issued, as specified. This bill would similarly authorize the department to issue no more than 5 new original neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses to bona fide public eating places located in specified census tracts in the County of Santa Cruz per year until a total of 12 new licenses have been issued, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Santa Cruz.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 215, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6482.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  13. Referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    reading-1, referral-committee

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4838.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  19. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  23. Referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  25. Read first time. To print.

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