Alcoholic beverage control: tied house restrictions.
Existing law creates the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to which is committed the authority for the administration and enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws in the state in a strict and impartial manner. Existing law, commonly referred to as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits a licensed manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler from having an ownership interest in an on-sale license, among other things, subject to a variety of exceptions. Existing law excepts from tied-house restrictions the issuance or transfer of a retail on-sale or off-sale license with respect to premises that are an integral part of the operations of a hotel or motel, notwithstanding that a manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler has an interest in the premises, the retail license, or the retail licensee, provided certain conditions are met. In this regard, in the case of a hotel or motel, the hotel or motel must have not less than 100 guestrooms.
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SB 461
California SB 461 (20172018)
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Alcoholic beverage control: tied house restrictions.
California SB 461 (20172018) — Alcoholic beverage control: tied house restrictions.
Existing law creates the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to which is committed the authority for the administration and enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws in the state in a strict and impartial manner. Existing law, commonly referred to as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits a licensed manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler from having an ownership interest in an on-sale license, among other things, subject to a variety of exceptions. Existing law excepts from tied-house restrictions the issuance or transfer of a retail on-sale or off-sale license with respect to premises that are an integral part of the operations of a hotel or motel, notwithstanding that a manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer's agent, California winegrower's agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler has an interest in the premises, the retail license, or the retail licensee, provided certain conditions are met. In this regard, in the case of a hotel or motel, the hotel or motel must have not less than 100 guestrooms.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 461 Allen Senate Third Reading By BLOOM — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB461 Allen et al. — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent Calendar SB461 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Allen — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Dodd — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2017-03-02 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-03-10 Set for hearing March 28.
2017-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2017-04-17 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 870.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-22 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-07-06 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Bonta.
2017-07-06 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-08 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3150.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-12 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2017-09-14 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2905.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.
2017-10-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 517, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bbfe5abb-648b-4c77-a38d-68b9ee91c3b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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