CaliforniaSanta Cruz County may issue limited neighborhood alcohol licenses
Santa Cruz County eating places in specified census tracts may receive up to 12 new neighborhood-restricted alcohol licenses, issued at no more than five per year.
What it does
Santa Cruz County eating places in listed census tracts may receive up to five new neighborhood alcohol licenses each year, until 12 total licenses are issued.
Argument forThe added licenses could let eligible eating places in the listed Santa Cruz neighborhoods sell alcohol, subject to the annual and area limits.
Argument againstStrict tract, license-history, and transfer rules may limit which eating places can qualify and where the licenses can be used.
More detail
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may issue up to five new neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses each year. The licenses are for bona fide public eating places in the listed 2020 Census tracts in Santa Cruz County, with no more than six licenses in each of two tract groups. The department must use the application and drawing procedures in Section 23961. An applicant must cancel any existing on-sale license for the same premises before receiving a license under this section. A person with a current or recent on-sale license interest for that premises is not eligible. The licenses generally cannot move to another county or premises, although the department may allow a move within the same neighborhood and special rules apply if the premises are destroyed by fire or another uncontrollable event. The department may issue no more than five licenses per year until 12 total licenses authorized by this section have been issued. The text does not state a first issuance date.
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- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Sep 14Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 215, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 14Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6482.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2731 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2731 Addis By Laird. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 18Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Apr 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4838.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2731 Addis Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 14Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 19Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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