---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverages: advertising."
description: "Existing law generally restricts certain alcoholic beverage licensees, including manufacturers and winegrowers, from paying, crediting, or compensating a retailer for advertising in connection with the advertising and sale of alcoholic beverages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 813"
citation: "California AB 813 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic beverages: advertising."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John A. Perez"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 41
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-11-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c917561a-b112-4de9-8aa5-0da2cc004b59"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813"
source_hash: "4ede382cb7f7584a7a2d60625ffe30aed36fa60bd6ee8c232f7173a9883e73a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 813 (20092010) — Alcoholic beverages: advertising.

Existing law generally restricts certain alcoholic beverage licensees, including manufacturers and winegrowers, from paying, crediting, or compensating a retailer for advertising in connection with the advertising and sale of alcoholic beverages.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/26/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81399INT)
2. **04/20/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81398AMD)
3. **05/05/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81397AMD)
4. **09/02/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81396AMD)
5. **09/10/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81395AMD)
6. **11/05/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81393CHP)
7. **AB813** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813)
8. **10/27/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB813&version=20090AB81394ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 813 PEREZ, J. Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB813 John A. Perez Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB813 John A. Perez Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 813 HALL Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB813 John A. Perez By Cedillo — **fail** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- John A. Perez — primary (person)
- Audra Strickland — coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — principal coauthor (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Hall — principal coauthor (person)
- Oropeza — coauthor (person)
- Padilla — coauthor (person)
- Strickland — coauthor (person)
- Wright — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-26** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-23** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-21** Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2009-05-04** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-06** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 13). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-18** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1733.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-11** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-18** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2009-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-02** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-04** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2009-09-04** Joint Rule 61(a)(12) suspended. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2222.)
- **2009-09-04** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2009-09-08** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2256.)
- **2009-09-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (September 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-09-08** Senate Rule 29.10 suspended.
- **2009-09-08** (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2280.)
- **2009-09-09** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-09-10** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-12** Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 22. Noes 1. Page 2454.) `reading-3, reading-1`
- **2009-09-12** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cedillo.
- **2009-09-12** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2454.)
- **2009-10-14** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 2529.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-10-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after October 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2009-10-26** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3552.)
- **2009-10-26** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 3541.)
- **2009-10-26** Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-26** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (October 26). `committee-passage`
- **2009-10-26** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 66. Noes 4. Page 3552.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-10-29** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:45 a.m.
- **2009-11-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-11-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c917561a-b112-4de9-8aa5-0da2cc004b59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).