Alcoholic beverages: music venue license: entertainment zones: consumption.
(1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act 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 provides for various annual fees for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses, depending upon the type of license issued. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a music venue license, as defined, that allows the licensee to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits at retail for consumption on the premises in a music entertainment facility, as defined. Existing law makes selling, giving, delivering, or purchasing an alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the same day a misdemeanor. Existing law further limits a music venue licensee's authorization to sell, serve, and permit consumption of alcoholic beverages to the time period from 2 hours before a live performance until one hour after the live performance. Existing law authorizes the department to make any examination of the books and records of any licensee and makes any person who fails to preserve the books for inspection guilty of a misdemeanor.
California SB 76 (20232024) — Alcoholic beverages: music venue license: entertainment zones: consumption.
(1) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act 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 provides for various annual fees for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses, depending upon the type of license issued. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a music venue license, as defined, that allows the licensee to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits at retail for consumption on the premises in a music entertainment facility, as defined. Existing law makes selling, giving, delivering, or purchasing an alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the same day a misdemeanor. Existing law further limits a music venue licensee's authorization to sell, serve, and permit consumption of alcoholic beverages to the time period from 2 hours before a live performance until one hour after the live performance. Existing law authorizes the department to make any examination of the books and records of any licensee and makes any person who fails to preserve the books for inspection guilty of a misdemeanor.
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] — 19–0 (pass) · lower
SB 76 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Haney — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent SB76 Wiener et al. — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB76 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Ashby — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-11 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-01-12 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 11.
2023-01-18 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-03-28 Set for hearing April 11.
2023-04-05 April 11 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-04-11 Set for hearing April 25.
2023-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 872.) (April 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-05-01 Set for hearing May 8.
2023-05-08 May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1160.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-23 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1296.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-08 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-06-08 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
2023-07-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 12). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-14 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3395.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2801.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 700, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c664141-1e43-4be2-a77e-831fc89dc4bf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).