Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law, known as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits specified licensees, or their officers, directors, or agents, from giving or lending money or a thing of value to a person operating, owning, or maintaining any on-sale premises where alcoholic beverages are sold. In this regard, existing law specifically prohibits paying a retailer for advertising. Existing law creates a variety of exceptions to this prohibition, including permitting specified licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that is an owner, manager, agent or major tenant of the owner, or assignee of the owner's advertising rights of certain venues, 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 and, in certain instances, specifically authorizes a contract to be made with the owner, a long-term tenant of the complex, or a licensee of the complex, whether or not the owner, long-term tenant, or licensee holds an on-sale license. In this context, existing law makes certain acts of coercion crimes, including when an on-sale licensee coerces other specified licensees to purchase advertising space or time.
California AB 840 (20232024) — Tied-house exceptions: advertising.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law, known as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits specified licensees, or their officers, directors, or agents, from giving or lending money or a thing of value to a person operating, owning, or maintaining any on-sale premises where alcoholic beverages are sold. In this regard, existing law specifically prohibits paying a retailer for advertising. Existing law creates a variety of exceptions to this prohibition, including permitting specified licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that is an owner, manager, agent or major tenant of the owner, or assignee of the owner's advertising rights of certain venues, 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 and, in certain instances, specifically authorizes a contract to be made with the owner, a long-term tenant of the complex, or a licensee of the complex, whether or not the owner, long-term tenant, or licensee holds an on-sale license. In this context, existing law makes certain acts of coercion crimes, including when an on-sale licensee coerces other specified licensees to purchase advertising space or time.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB840 Addis et al. By Newman — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 840 Addis Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 840 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Addis — primary (person)
Laird — coauthor (person)
McCarty — coauthor (person)
Newman — coauthor (person)
Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-03-23 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-1, reading-2
2023-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-04-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-26 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1875.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-06-20 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-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-28 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. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2362.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-05 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-09-07 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3025.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2023-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 346, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a81fc084-9a31-48e4-ac2f-65000cd1155a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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