BILL NUMBER: SB 1401INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Block FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act relating to alcoholic beverages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1401, as introduced, Block. Alcoholic beverages. Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law provides that a person convicted of a violation of the act is guilty of a misdemeanor unless another penalty or punishment is specifically provided. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to increase enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to increase enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.