CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2896Introduced by Assembly Member SantiagoFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to alcoholic beverages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2896, as introduced, Santiago. Alcoholic beverages: third-party delivery platforms.Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Under the act, every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators and make related legislative findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) An undercover investigation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found an 80-percent failure rate of alcohol being delivered to minors by third-party delivery platforms.(b) The delivery of alcohol by third-party delivery platforms from food facilities should have adequate protections to ensure that alcohol is not being delivered to minors.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2896Introduced by Assembly Member SantiagoFebruary 18, 2022 An act relating to alcoholic beverages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2896, as introduced, Santiago. Alcoholic beverages: third-party delivery platforms.Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Under the act, every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators and make related legislative findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2896
Introduced by Assembly Member SantiagoFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago
February 18, 2022
An act relating to alcoholic beverages.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2896, as introduced, Santiago. Alcoholic beverages: third-party delivery platforms.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Under the act, every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators and make related legislative findings and declarations.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Under the act, every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators and make related legislative findings and declarations.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) An undercover investigation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found an 80-percent failure rate of alcohol being delivered to minors by third-party delivery platforms.(b) The delivery of alcohol by third-party delivery platforms from food facilities should have adequate protections to ensure that alcohol is not being delivered to minors.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) An undercover investigation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found an 80-percent failure rate of alcohol being delivered to minors by third-party delivery platforms.(b) The delivery of alcohol by third-party delivery platforms from food facilities should have adequate protections to ensure that alcohol is not being delivered to minors.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) An undercover investigation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found an 80-percent failure rate of alcohol being delivered to minors by third-party delivery platforms.(b) The delivery of alcohol by third-party delivery platforms from food facilities should have adequate protections to ensure that alcohol is not being delivered to minors.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
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(a) An undercover investigation conducted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control found an 80-percent failure rate of alcohol being delivered to minors by third-party delivery platforms.
(b) The delivery of alcohol by third-party delivery platforms from food facilities should have adequate protections to ensure that alcohol is not being delivered to minors.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to enforce the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act against third-party delivery platform violators.