The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act generally prohibits a manufacturer, winegrower, distiller, bottler, or wholesaler, among other licensees, or agents of these licensees, from paying a retailer for advertising. The act creates a variety of exceptions from this prohibition, including permitting specified licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that, unless otherwise limited, is an owner, manager, or major tenant of certain stadiums, parks, entertainment complexes, and arenas, subject to specified conditions. Existing law requires the purchase of advertising space or time in this context to be conducted pursuant to a written contract with the on-sale licensee, with a specified exception. Existing law makes it a crime for an on-sale licensee to coerce certain licensees to purchase advertising space or time, as specified.
California AB 2000 (20172018) — Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: advertising.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act generally prohibits a manufacturer, winegrower, distiller, bottler, or wholesaler, among other licensees, or agents of these licensees, from paying a retailer for advertising. The act creates a variety of exceptions from this prohibition, including permitting specified licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that, unless otherwise limited, is an owner, manager, or major tenant of certain stadiums, parks, entertainment complexes, and arenas, subject to specified conditions. Existing law requires the purchase of advertising space or time in this context to be conducted pursuant to a written contract with the on-sale licensee, with a specified exception. Existing law makes it a crime for an on-sale licensee to coerce certain licensees to purchase advertising space or time, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB2000 Kalra et al. By Wieckowski — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2000 KALRA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2000 KALRA Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Kalra — primary (person)
Chu — coauthor (person)
Wieckowski — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-01 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-02 From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.
2018-02-12 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-03-14 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
2018-03-15 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-18 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4899.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-10 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-06-18 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-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5593.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-23 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2018-08-28 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 28). committee-passage
2018-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6977.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2018-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 483, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67c28bd3-4a37-45b7-861f-dd6f4b5e23e8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).