Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, generally prohibits manufacturers, winegrowers, bottlers, importers, wholesalers, and others from performing certain activities, with specified exceptions. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, permits specified licensees, or any authorized agent of the above persons to provide, free of charge, entertainment, food, and distilled spirits, wine, or nonalcoholic beverages to consumers at an invitation-only event, held on specified premises, in connection with the sale or distribution of wine or distilled spirits, as provided.
California AB 609 (20172018) — Alcoholic beverages: licensee promotion events: sunset.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, generally prohibits manufacturers, winegrowers, bottlers, importers, wholesalers, and others from performing certain activities, with specified exceptions. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, permits specified licensees, or any authorized agent of the above persons to provide, free of charge, entertainment, food, and distilled spirits, wine, or nonalcoholic beverages to consumers at an invitation-only event, held on specified premises, in connection with the sale or distribution of wine or distilled spirits, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB609 Santiago By Dodd — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Santiago — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2017-02-27 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-03-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1390.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-05-18 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-06-26 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2326.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-31 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2017-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f9fb4b4d-a164-441e-ad72-bcba17276f8b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).