Existing law authorizes a person to manufacture beer or wine for personal or family use without the need for a license or permit, as provided. Existing law authorizes the removal of beer or wine from the premises where made for personal or family use, for specified purposes, including at bona fide competitions or exhibitions. Existing law also authorizes these products to be removed from the premises when donated to a nonprofit organization for sale at a fundraising event, but excludes from this authorization nonprofit organizations that either promote home brewing or home winemaking or that are primarily composed of home brewers or home winemakers, as specified. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that a violation of any of its provisions for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided is a misdemeanor.
California AB 2609 (20132014) — Home brewers and home winemakers.
Existing law authorizes a person to manufacture beer or wine for personal or family use without the need for a license or permit, as provided. Existing law authorizes the removal of beer or wine from the premises where made for personal or family use, for specified purposes, including at bona fide competitions or exhibitions. Existing law also authorizes these products to be removed from the premises when donated to a nonprofit organization for sale at a fundraising event, but excludes from this authorization nonprofit organizations that either promote home brewing or home winemaking or that are primarily composed of home brewers or home winemakers, as specified. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides that a violation of any of its provisions for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2609 NESTANDE Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2609 NESTANDE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Nestande — primary (person)
Knight — coauthor (person)
Mansoor — coauthor (person)
Waldron — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-28 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-04-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-22 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4851.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-06-02 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
2014-06-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-07-01 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4369.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-07 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5954.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-08-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d2f9d058-01af-4d8d-8ad4-86bc5c5d6b56. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).