(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and regulates the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. The act requires the department to make and prescribe rules to carry out the purposes and intent of existing state constitutional provisions on the regulation of alcoholic beverages, and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by the state constitution and the act, not inconsistent with any statute of this state. The act makes it unlawful for any person other than a licensee of the department to sell, manufacture, or import alcoholic beverages in this state, with exceptions. The department, pursuant to its powers and in furtherance of emergency declarations and orders of the Governor under the California Emergency Services Act regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, established prescribed temporary relief measures to suspend certain legal restrictions relating to, among other things, the expansion of a licensed footprint, sales of alcoholic beverages to-go, and delivery privileges. Existing law authorizes the department, for a period of 365 days following the end of the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to permit licensees to exercise license privileges in an expanded license area authorized pursuant to a COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved in accordance with the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief issued by the department, as specified. Existing law makes these provisions effective only until July 1, 2026, and repeals them as of that date.
California AB 592 (20252026) — Business: retail food.
(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and regulates the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. The act requires the department to make and prescribe rules to carry out the purposes and intent of existing state constitutional provisions on the regulation of alcoholic beverages, and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by the state constitution and the act, not inconsistent with any statute of this state. The act makes it unlawful for any person other than a licensee of the department to sell, manufacture, or import alcoholic beverages in this state, with exceptions. The department, pursuant to its powers and in furtherance of emergency declarations and orders of the Governor under the California Emergency Services Act regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, established prescribed temporary relief measures to suspend certain legal restrictions relating to, among other things, the expansion of a licensed footprint, sales of alcoholic beverages to-go, and delivery privileges. Existing law authorizes the department, for a period of 365 days following the end of the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to permit licensees to exercise license privileges in an expanded license area authorized pursuant to a COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved in accordance with the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief issued by the department, as specified. Existing law makes these provisions effective only until July 1, 2026, and repeals them as of that date.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Health] — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB592 Gabriel et al. By Rubio — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 592 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
AB 592 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gabriel — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — principal coauthor (person)
Davies — coauthor (person)
Hart — coauthor (person)
Mark González — author (person)
McKinnor — coauthor (person)
Michelle Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Pacheco — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Solache — coauthor (person)
Soria — coauthor (person)
Weber Pierson — coauthor (person)
Wicks — author (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-03-03 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-03-03 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
2025-03-04 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2025-04-07 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-08 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1556.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-28 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-06-17 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
2025-06-24 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-06-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-21 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2502.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3029.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 469, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/84494de1-dec9-4b69-8b55-444f9de5ebab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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