California Senate Bill 969
Session 20232024
Alcoholic beverages: entertainment zones: consumption.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
969
State
California
Session
20232024
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB969 Wiener et al. Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
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 defines "entertainment zone" for purposes of the act as a zone created by ordinance on or after January 1, 2024, in the City and County of San Francisco, that authorizes consumption of one or more types of alcoholic beverages on public streets, sidewalks, or public rights-of-way adjacent to and during a special event permitted or licensed by the department. Existing law authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to establish an entertainment zone, subject to certain requirements, including providing specified information relating to the entertainment zone to the department and establishing a process or procedure by which persons in possession of alcoholic beverages in the entertainment zone may be readily identifiable as being 21 years of age or older.
This bill would, instead, define "entertainment zone" as a zone created by a city, county, or city and county ordinance on or after January 1, 2025, that authorizes consumption of one or more types of alcoholic beverages on public streets, sidewalks, or public rights-of-way. The bill would additionally authorize any city, county, or city and county to establish an entertainment zone, subject to the above-described requirements. Before enacting an ordinance to establish or modify an entertainment zone, the bill would require a city, county, or city and county to notify local law enforcement and request feedback about specific information, including, among others, the entertainment zone's proposed boundaries and days and hours of operation. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county that establishes an entertainment zone, or its designated subordinate officer or body, to review the operation of the entertainment zone every 2 years following the adoption of the entertainment zone, as specified, and to make any reports produced during the review available to the department upon request.
Existing law authorizes a licensed beer manufacturer, a licensed winegrower, and any on-sale licensee to permit consumers to leave the premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises within an entertainment zone, subject to certain conditions. Existing law specifies that a licensed beer manufacturer, a licensed winegrower, and any on-sale licensee whose privileges are restricted due to operating conditions or other statutory restrictions may be prohibited from exercising entertainment zone privileges that are contrary to their operating conditions. For this purpose, existing law requires any restrictions on the exercise of off-sale privileges to apply to the removal of alcoholic beverages from the licensed premises for consumption in the entertainment zone.
This bill would, instead, prohibit any restrictions on the exercise of off-sale privileges from applying to the removal of open alcoholic beverages from the licensed premises for consumption in the entertainment zone.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 23358 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2177 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2177 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
01/25/24 - Introduced
January 25, 2024
08/19/24 - Amended Assembly
August 19, 2024
08/22/24 - Amended Assembly
August 22, 2024
08/29/24 - Enrolled
August 29, 2024
09/28/24 - Chaptered
September 28, 2024
03/08/24- Senate Governmental Organization
March 8, 2024
04/05/24- Senate Appropriations
April 5, 2024
05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 17, 2024
06/18/24- Assembly Governmental Organization
June 18, 2024
06/28/24- Assembly Appropriations
June 28, 2024
08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 21, 2024
08/23/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 23, 2024
08/27/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 27, 2024
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09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 869, Statutes of 2024.
09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/03/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/27/2024
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5510.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/26/2024
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/26/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 6549.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/22/2024
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/22/2024
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
08/20/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/15/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15).
07/02/2024
Assembly
July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
06/20/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/20/2024
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
06/03/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on G.O.
05/24/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/23/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4178.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/20/2024
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
05/16/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/16/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3966.) (May 16).
05/10/2024
Senate
Set for hearing May 16.
04/08/2024
Senate
April 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
03/28/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 8.
03/12/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 3282.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
02/28/2024
Senate
Set for hearing March 12.
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on G.O.
01/26/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 25.
01/25/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 26, 2024 12:16:35 PM
Record Updated
Oct 10, 2024 12:34:27 PM