Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, generally permits a wholesaler or manufacturer to accept the return of beer from a retailer only if the beer is returned in exchange for the identical quantity and brand of beer. Existing law permits a credit memorandum to be issued when a package is broken or damaged when the return and corrections are completed within 15 days, as specified. Existing law provides exceptions from this limitation, including permitting the return of beer by a retailer to a seller, and by a seller to a manufacturer or importer, if the beer is recalled or presents a health or safety issue, as provided.
California AB 2010 (20132014) — Alcoholic beverages: beer returns: product quality: beer manufacturers: duplicate licenses.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, generally permits a wholesaler or manufacturer to accept the return of beer from a retailer only if the beer is returned in exchange for the identical quantity and brand of beer. Existing law permits a credit memorandum to be issued when a package is broken or damaged when the return and corrections are completed within 15 days, as specified. Existing law provides exceptions from this limitation, including permitting the return of beer by a retailer to a seller, and by a seller to a manufacturer or importer, if the beer is recalled or presents a health or safety issue, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
amendments be concurred in. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gray — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2014-03-03 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-09 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-04-10 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4600.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-04-24 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-08 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-06-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4501.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-18 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2014-08-28 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 28). committee-passage
2014-08-28 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6676.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2014-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 808, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0aa68327-b00b-4d31-a237-d0d2e5bff292. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).