republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-2426.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: brewpub restaurants."
description: "Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: brewpub restaurants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 2426"
citation: "California AB 2426 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: brewpub restaurants."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2008-02-21"
last_action: "2008-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec58a091-1067-413f-b657-bacf9b9e7cf3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426"
source_hash: "e4daf5120d53ce7fc189e122df75b2f0dad2507c95ad01e16dacb449a3aeaf6d"
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 2426 (20072008) — Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: brewpub restaurants.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242699INT)
2. **04/10/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242698AMD)
3. **04/21/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242697AMD)
4. **06/17/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242696AMD)
5. **07/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242695AMD)
6. **09/27/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242693CHP)
7. **AB2426** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426)
8. **08/27/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB2426&version=20070AB242694ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2426 Cook By Padilla — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2426 COOK Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2426 COOK Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2008-03-10** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 15). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2008-04-21** Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 20. Page 5205.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-19** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-05-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-10** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2008-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-11** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4873.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-12** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6339.)
- **2008-08-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-18** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6654.)
- **2008-08-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6680.)
- **2008-08-20** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 20). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 6779.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2008-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 461, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec58a091-1067-413f-b657-bacf9b9e7cf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).