(1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a special on-sale general license to any nonprofit theater company that is exempt from the payment of income taxes, as specified. Existing law specifies that the license shall be for a single specified premises only, and authorizes a theater company that holds the license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages to ticketholders only during, and two hours before and one hour after, a bona fide theater performance of the company. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any on- or off-sale licensee, or agent of that licensee, to sell, give, or deliver to any persons any alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the same day. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act also provides for application fees for a new license and for various annual renewal fees, depending on the type of license.
California SB 1370 (20212022) — Alcoholic beverages: licensees.
(1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, contains various provisions regulating the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a special on-sale general license to any nonprofit theater company that is exempt from the payment of income taxes, as specified. Existing law specifies that the license shall be for a single specified premises only, and authorizes a theater company that holds the license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages to ticketholders only during, and two hours before and one hour after, a bona fide theater performance of the company. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for any on- or off-sale licensee, or agent of that licensee, to sell, give, or deliver to any persons any alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the same day. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act also provides for application fees for a new license and for various annual renewal fees, depending on the type of license.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 21–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 32–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1370 Pan et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1370 Pan Senate Third Reading By McCarty — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-18 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-22 From printer.
2022-03-09 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2022-03-22 Set for hearing March 29.
2022-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3252.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-05 Set for hearing April 18.
2022-04-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3701.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-19 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2022-06-09 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (June 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-18 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5994.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5071.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 732, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/32192342-0299-4775-bd33-48f3f18b256a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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