Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administrated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law establishes specified types of alcoholic beverage licenses and prescribes the rights and duties of the respective licensees. Existing law prohibits a person from exercising a privilege or performing any act for which a license is required, and a violation of this prohibition a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified.
California AB 2135 (20152016) — Alcoholic beverages: revenue sharing.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administrated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law establishes specified types of alcoholic beverage licenses and prescribes the rights and duties of the respective licensees. Existing law prohibits a person from exercising a privilege or performing any act for which a license is required, and a violation of this prohibition a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2135 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2016-02-29 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-04-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-12 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-04-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4565.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-05-05 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-06-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4723.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-02 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2016-08-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2016-08-17 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-17 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc2488d6-b917-452e-8ed9-d51779bda2e2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).