California 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2970 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/17/2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2970Introduced by Committee on Governmental Organization (Assembly Members Santiago (Chair), Bigelow (Vice Chair), Aguiar-Curry, Berman, Bryan, Cooley, Cooper, Megan Dahle, Daly, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Low, Mathis, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Robert Rivas, Blanca Rubio, and Smith)March 17, 2022 An act to amend Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2970, as introduced, Committee on Governmental Organization. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control: legislative reports.Existing law requires the Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control, upon request from the Legislature, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments internet website. Existing law prescribes certain topics that this report is to address with reference to a previous fiscal year.This bill would require the report to be prepared and submitted to the Legislature, no later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year. This bill would recast the report requirements to include information on the amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration in the previous 5 years, number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category in the previous 5 years, and the number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department in the previous 5 years. This bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:23055. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, upon request from the Legislature, No later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year, the director shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments Internet Web site. internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for any previous fiscal year requested by the Legislature: Legislature, except as otherwise specified below:(1) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration. administration in the previous five years.(2) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category. category in the previous five years.(3) The average time for processing license applications, by license category.(4) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the department.(5) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department. department in the previous five years.(b) The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2970

Introduced by Committee on Governmental Organization (Assembly Members Santiago (Chair), Bigelow (Vice Chair), Aguiar-Curry, Berman, Bryan, Cooley, Cooper, Megan Dahle, Daly, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Low, Mathis, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Robert Rivas, Blanca Rubio, and Smith)March 17, 2022

An act to amend Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2970, as introduced, Committee on Governmental Organization. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control: legislative reports.

Existing law requires the Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control, upon request from the Legislature, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments internet website. Existing law prescribes certain topics that this report is to address with reference to a previous fiscal year.This bill would require the report to be prepared and submitted to the Legislature, no later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year. This bill would recast the report requirements to include information on the amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration in the previous 5 years, number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category in the previous 5 years, and the number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department in the previous 5 years. This bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

This bill would require the report to be prepared and submitted to the Legislature, no later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year. This bill would recast the report requirements to include information on the amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration in the previous 5 years, number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category in the previous 5 years, and the number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department in the previous 5 years. This bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:23055. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, upon request from the Legislature, No later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year, the director shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments Internet Web site. internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for any previous fiscal year requested by the Legislature: Legislature, except as otherwise specified below:(1) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration. administration in the previous five years.(2) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category. category in the previous five years.(3) The average time for processing license applications, by license category.(4) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the department.(5) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department. department in the previous five years.(b) The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:23055. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, upon request from the Legislature, No later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year, the director shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments Internet Web site. internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for any previous fiscal year requested by the Legislature: Legislature, except as otherwise specified below:(1) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration. administration in the previous five years.(2) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category. category in the previous five years.(3) The average time for processing license applications, by license category.(4) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the department.(5) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department. department in the previous five years.(b) The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

SECTION 1. Section 23055 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

23055. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, upon request from the Legislature, No later than 120 days after the close of every other fiscal year, the director shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the departments activities and post the report on the departments Internet Web site. internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for any previous fiscal year requested by the Legislature: Legislature, except as otherwise specified below:(1) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration. administration in the previous five years.(2) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category. category in the previous five years.(3) The average time for processing license applications, by license category.(4) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the department.(5) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department. department in the previous five years.(b) The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(1) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the department for licensing, enforcement, and administration. administration in the previous five years.

(2) The number of licenses issued, renewed, denied, suspended, and revoked, by license category. category in the previous five years.

(3) The average time for processing license applications, by license category.

(4) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted by the department and by local law enforcement agencies in conjunction with the department.

(5) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other disciplinary actions taken by the department. department in the previous five years.

(b) The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.