Amended IN Assembly July 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 14, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 929Introduced by Assembly Member Levine(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Burke, Cristina Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert Rivas, and Santiago)(Coauthors: Senators Kamlager and McGuire)February 17, 2021 An act to add Section 23398.8 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 929, as amended, Levine. Alcoholic beverages: licensed premises: extensions. State government: travel.Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (department), regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes the department to issue various types of licenses and prohibits a person from exercising the privilege which a licensee may exercise or performing under the authority of a license unless the person is authorized to do so by a license. Existing law authorizes a person holding an on-sale general license to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises where they are sold. Existing law authorizes specified licensees to apply for a caterers permit. A caterers permit under an on-sale general license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption at conventions, sporting events, trade exhibits, picnics, social gatherings, or similar events held any place in the state approved by the department. law provides for officers and employees of the state to receive travel expenses when away from their headquarters for state business.This bill would authorize a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license to apply to extend the licensed premises pursuant to a prescribed process. The bill would identify the sorts of areas that may be included in an extension of a licensed premises, which would include outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application and parking lots. In order to extend the licensed premises, the bill would require a licensee to provide the department with specified documents, including a diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces, and an explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area. The bill would make permanent temporary catering authorizations allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus. state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.SECTION 1.Section 23398.8 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:23398.8.(a)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license may apply to extend the licensed premises as prescribed in this section. The areas that may be included in the extension of the licensed premises are as follows:(1)Indoor areas that are accessible from within the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application.(2)Outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application. (3)Indoor and outdoor areas under the control of the licensee and one or more other businesses.(4)Parking lots.(5)Sidewalks and other public thoroughfares that are closed to public access during the period of service.(6)Other areas within close proximity to the licensed premises that are immediately accessible to the licensee, and that are secured by and under the control of the licensee, at the discretion of the department.(b)In order to extend the licensed premises as authorized under subdivision (a), the licensee shall provide the department with all of the following:(1)A diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces.(2)An explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area, which may include, but is not limited to, whether the licensee owns or rents the area, the local governing authority that has authorized the licensee to use the area, or any other type of permission to use the area that the licensee has been given.(3)What temporary or fixed barriers or delineations will be utilized that will enable the licensee to control the proposed area.(4)Whether the extended area will be shared with any other person, whether or not a licensee.(5)A statement that a copy of the application has been forwarded to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.(6)A statement by the licensee that the extension of premises is consistent with the requirements of this section, as well as any other applicable state and local directives.(c)A catering authorization allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus is hereby made permanent, to the extent it is consistent with the guidelines outlined in subdivision (b). No additional licensing fee shall be required in this regard.
Amended IN Assembly July 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 14, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 929Introduced by Assembly Member Levine(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Burke, Cristina Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert Rivas, and Santiago)(Coauthors: Senators Kamlager and McGuire)February 17, 2021 An act to add Section 23398.8 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 929, as amended, Levine. Alcoholic beverages: licensed premises: extensions. State government: travel.Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (department), regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes the department to issue various types of licenses and prohibits a person from exercising the privilege which a licensee may exercise or performing under the authority of a license unless the person is authorized to do so by a license. Existing law authorizes a person holding an on-sale general license to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises where they are sold. Existing law authorizes specified licensees to apply for a caterers permit. A caterers permit under an on-sale general license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption at conventions, sporting events, trade exhibits, picnics, social gatherings, or similar events held any place in the state approved by the department. law provides for officers and employees of the state to receive travel expenses when away from their headquarters for state business.This bill would authorize a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license to apply to extend the licensed premises pursuant to a prescribed process. The bill would identify the sorts of areas that may be included in an extension of a licensed premises, which would include outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application and parking lots. In order to extend the licensed premises, the bill would require a licensee to provide the department with specified documents, including a diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces, and an explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area. The bill would make permanent temporary catering authorizations allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus. state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly July 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 14, 2021
Amended IN Assembly July 14, 2021
Amended IN Assembly April 14, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 929
Introduced by Assembly Member Levine(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Burke, Cristina Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert Rivas, and Santiago)(Coauthors: Senators Kamlager and McGuire)February 17, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Levine(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Burke, Cristina Garcia, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert Rivas, and Santiago)(Coauthors: Senators Kamlager and McGuire)
February 17, 2021
An act to add Section 23398.8 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 929, as amended, Levine. Alcoholic beverages: licensed premises: extensions. State government: travel.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (department), regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes the department to issue various types of licenses and prohibits a person from exercising the privilege which a licensee may exercise or performing under the authority of a license unless the person is authorized to do so by a license. Existing law authorizes a person holding an on-sale general license to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises where they are sold. Existing law authorizes specified licensees to apply for a caterers permit. A caterers permit under an on-sale general license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption at conventions, sporting events, trade exhibits, picnics, social gatherings, or similar events held any place in the state approved by the department. law provides for officers and employees of the state to receive travel expenses when away from their headquarters for state business.This bill would authorize a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license to apply to extend the licensed premises pursuant to a prescribed process. The bill would identify the sorts of areas that may be included in an extension of a licensed premises, which would include outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application and parking lots. In order to extend the licensed premises, the bill would require a licensee to provide the department with specified documents, including a diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces, and an explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area. The bill would make permanent temporary catering authorizations allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus. state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (department), regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes the department to issue various types of licenses and prohibits a person from exercising the privilege which a licensee may exercise or performing under the authority of a license unless the person is authorized to do so by a license. Existing law authorizes a person holding an on-sale general license to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises where they are sold. Existing law authorizes specified licensees to apply for a caterers permit. A caterers permit under an on-sale general license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption at conventions, sporting events, trade exhibits, picnics, social gatherings, or similar events held any place in the state approved by the department. law provides for officers and employees of the state to receive travel expenses when away from their headquarters for state business.
This bill would authorize a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license to apply to extend the licensed premises pursuant to a prescribed process. The bill would identify the sorts of areas that may be included in an extension of a licensed premises, which would include outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application and parking lots. In order to extend the licensed premises, the bill would require a licensee to provide the department with specified documents, including a diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces, and an explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area. The bill would make permanent temporary catering authorizations allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus. state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.SECTION 1.Section 23398.8 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:23398.8.(a)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license may apply to extend the licensed premises as prescribed in this section. The areas that may be included in the extension of the licensed premises are as follows:(1)Indoor areas that are accessible from within the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application.(2)Outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application. (3)Indoor and outdoor areas under the control of the licensee and one or more other businesses.(4)Parking lots.(5)Sidewalks and other public thoroughfares that are closed to public access during the period of service.(6)Other areas within close proximity to the licensed premises that are immediately accessible to the licensee, and that are secured by and under the control of the licensee, at the discretion of the department.(b)In order to extend the licensed premises as authorized under subdivision (a), the licensee shall provide the department with all of the following:(1)A diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces.(2)An explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area, which may include, but is not limited to, whether the licensee owns or rents the area, the local governing authority that has authorized the licensee to use the area, or any other type of permission to use the area that the licensee has been given.(3)What temporary or fixed barriers or delineations will be utilized that will enable the licensee to control the proposed area.(4)Whether the extended area will be shared with any other person, whether or not a licensee.(5)A statement that a copy of the application has been forwarded to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.(6)A statement by the licensee that the extension of premises is consistent with the requirements of this section, as well as any other applicable state and local directives.(c)A catering authorization allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus is hereby made permanent, to the extent it is consistent with the guidelines outlined in subdivision (b). No additional licensing fee shall be required in this regard.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state-sponsored travel to any state that enacts any law that limits or reduces access to voting.
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(a)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a licensee with an on-sale general license or a winegrowers license may apply to extend the licensed premises as prescribed in this section. The areas that may be included in the extension of the licensed premises are as follows:
(1)Indoor areas that are accessible from within the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application.
(2)Outdoor areas that are accessible from the licensed premises but not licensed at the time of application.
(3)Indoor and outdoor areas under the control of the licensee and one or more other businesses.
(4)Parking lots.
(5)Sidewalks and other public thoroughfares that are closed to public access during the period of service.
(6)Other areas within close proximity to the licensed premises that are immediately accessible to the licensee, and that are secured by and under the control of the licensee, at the discretion of the department.
(b)In order to extend the licensed premises as authorized under subdivision (a), the licensee shall provide the department with all of the following:
(1)A diagram of the licensed premises at the time of application and the proposed area to be added, clearly delineating the respective spaces.
(2)An explanation of the licensees legal ability to control the proposed extended area, which may include, but is not limited to, whether the licensee owns or rents the area, the local governing authority that has authorized the licensee to use the area, or any other type of permission to use the area that the licensee has been given.
(3)What temporary or fixed barriers or delineations will be utilized that will enable the licensee to control the proposed area.
(4)Whether the extended area will be shared with any other person, whether or not a licensee.
(5)A statement that a copy of the application has been forwarded to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
(6)A statement by the licensee that the extension of premises is consistent with the requirements of this section, as well as any other applicable state and local directives.
(c)A catering authorization allowed by the department under provisions regarding regulatory relief in furtherance of executive orders regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus is hereby made permanent, to the extent it is consistent with the guidelines outlined in subdivision (b). No additional licensing fee shall be required in this regard.