Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, authorizes a licensed winegrower or a licensed beer manufacturer to apply to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a certified farmers' market sales permit, which allows, among others, the licensee to sell wine or beer at a certified farmers' market, under specified conditions, and requires the licensee to pay a fee of $50 for the permit. Existing law requires a certified farmers' market sales permit issued to a licensed winegrower, but not a licensed beer manufacturer, to allow an instructional tasting event on the subject of wine at a certified farmers' market, under specified conditions. Existing law provides that moneys collected as fees pursuant to the act are to be deposited in the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. These moneys are generally allocated to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon appropriation by the Legislature.
California AB 774 (20152016) — Alcoholic beverages: beer manufacturers: farmers' market: tasting: nonprofit corporation: donated beer.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, authorizes a licensed winegrower or a licensed beer manufacturer to apply to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a certified farmers' market sales permit, which allows, among others, the licensee to sell wine or beer at a certified farmers' market, under specified conditions, and requires the licensee to pay a fee of $50 for the permit. Existing law requires a certified farmers' market sales permit issued to a licensed winegrower, but not a licensed beer manufacturer, to allow an instructional tasting event on the subject of wine at a certified farmers' market, under specified conditions. Existing law provides that moneys collected as fees pursuant to the act are to be deposited in the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. These moneys are generally allocated to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB774 Levine By Hall — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 774 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 20–0 (pass) · lower
AB 774 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-25 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
2015-03-12 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-06 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
2015-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-07 From Consent Calendar.
2015-05-07 Ordered to third reading.
2015-05-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1379.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-21 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-05-28 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. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
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
2015-06-22 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
2015-06-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1618.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-06-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2171.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-07-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2015-07-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-07-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 107, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/958ba3e5-c134-4eeb-9a3f-329b475c6d9f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).