The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes any person holding a manufacturer's agent's, rectifier's, importer's, or wholesaler's license to give away samples of the alcoholic beverages that are authorized to be sold under that license. Existing law provides that a retail license does not authorize the furnishing or giving away of any free samples of alcoholic beverages. Existing law permits beer manufacturers, holders of a beer and wine importer's general license, and licensed beer and wine wholesalers to instruct consumers regarding beer, respectively.
California AB 2134 (20092010) — Alcoholic beverage control: tied-house restrictions: instructional events: beer.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes any person holding a manufacturer's agent's, rectifier's, importer's, or wholesaler's license to give away samples of the alcoholic beverages that are authorized to be sold under that license. Existing law provides that a retail license does not authorize the furnishing or giving away of any free samples of alcoholic beverages. Existing law permits beer manufacturers, holders of a beer and wine importer's general license, and licensed beer and wine wholesalers to instruct consumers regarding beer, respectively.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Chesbro — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2010-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2010-03-04 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2010-03-25 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
2010-04-05 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2010-04-15 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-04-19 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-20 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2010-04-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-05-03 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2010-05-06 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5053.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2010-05-20 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2010-06-10 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-06-29 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and to Consent Calendar. committee-passage
2010-06-30 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2010-08-02 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4309.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-08-02 In Assembly. To enrollment.
2010-08-06 Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
2010-08-17 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2010-08-17 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 149, Statutes of 2010.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ef6afac-1976-4222-b669-26ab6674c195. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).