The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides for specified labeling requirements for containers of alcoholic beverages sold within this state, including a requirement that any wine bottled on or after January 1, 2014, labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to federal law that is located entirely within a county of the 19th class, bear the designation "Sonoma County" on the label in specified type size as determined by the size of the wine container, as prescribed. The act provides that a violation of its provisions is a misdemeanor if not otherwise specified.
California AB 394 (20152016) — Alcoholic beverage control: wine labels: Monterey County.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides for specified labeling requirements for containers of alcoholic beverages sold within this state, including a requirement that any wine bottled on or after January 1, 2014, labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to federal law that is located entirely within a county of the 19th class, bear the designation "Sonoma County" on the label in specified type size as determined by the size of the wine container, as prescribed. The act provides that a violation of its provisions is a misdemeanor if not otherwise specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 394 STONE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB394 Mark Stone By Monning — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 21–0 (pass) · lower
AB 394 STONE Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Mark Stone — primary (person)
Alejo — author (person)
Cannella — coauthor (person)
Cooley — coauthor (person)
Cooper — coauthor (person)
Monning — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-03-19 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
2015-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1108.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-22 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1875.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-07-13 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2353.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-08-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2015-08-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 167, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26683734-3ba3-4230-9bd0-5b4271193754. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).