Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, makes it a misdemeanor for any person under 21 years of age to purchase any alcoholic beverage or consume any alcoholic beverage in any on‑sale premises. The act also subjects a holder of a license to sell alcoholic beverages to criminal prosecution and suspension or revocation of that license if the licensee sells any alcoholic beverages to any person under 21 years of age. Existing law provides that a licensee's acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, constitutes a defense to any prosecution or proceedings against the licensee, as specified.
California SB 1371 (20232024) — Alcoholic beverage control: proof of age.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, makes it a misdemeanor for any person under 21 years of age to purchase any alcoholic beverage or consume any alcoholic beverage in any on‑sale premises. The act also subjects a holder of a license to sell alcoholic beverages to criminal prosecution and suspension or revocation of that license if the licensee sells any alcoholic beverages to any person under 21 years of age. Existing law provides that a licensee's acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, constitutes a defense to any prosecution or proceedings against the licensee, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 16–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1371 Bradford Senate Third Reading By McKinnor — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2024-02-29 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2024-04-09 Set for hearing April 23.
2024-04-23 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 3723.) (April 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3829.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-05-13 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2024-06-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6687.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2024-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5749.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 606, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c5175c7-a71d-4099-b5ef-e34aa56edf7f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).