republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20032004/ab-1398.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverages."
description: "Alcoholic beverages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 1398"
citation: "California AB 1398 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic beverages."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vargas"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc5c9886-31e8-4c40-b9a4-197801e11fc9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398"
source_hash: "0a0015da5c0b40f5388f04a20c426e6bfca13ca54282c484bd43425cfd4c86d6"
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 1398 (20032004) — Alcoholic beverages.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139899INT)
2. **04/01/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139898AMD)
3. **05/19/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139897AMD)
4. **07/15/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139896AMD)
5. **08/26/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139895AMD)
6. **10/11/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139893CHP)
7. **AB1398** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398)
8. **09/02/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB1398&version=20030AB139894ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 1398 vargas special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 1398 vargas assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #27 ab1398 vargas — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 771, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2003-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3336.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2207.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-26** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-25** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-08-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-07-17** Joint Rule 61(a)(9) suspended. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1861.)
- **2003-07-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-01** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-06-05** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-05-22** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1847.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-15** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (May 14). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (April 7). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2003-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2003-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc5c9886-31e8-4c40-b9a4-197801e11fc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).