CaliforniaAlcoholic beverage control: large outdoor events: drink spiking.
What it does
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, various alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law generally makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor and grounds for suspension or revocation of a license, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, requires an applicant for a new permanent on-sale general public premises (Type 48) license and the holder of an existing Type 48 license to offer drug testing devices and drink lids to their customers and to post a related notice, as specified.
More detail
Existing law also requires those applicants and licensees to contact and provide specified information to law enforcement or emergency medical services when they are notified by a customer that the customer or another customer believes they have been a victim of drink spiking, as specified.
This bill would, commencing July 1, 2026, until January 1, 2029, require any person who obtains a catering authorization or daily on-sale license for the sale of alcoholic beverages at a large outdoor event, as defined, to comply with the above-described drink spiking requirements. The bill would require a licensee to comply with all manufacturer instructions relating to testing devices, as specified, and would specify that a licensee who complies with the manufacturer's instructions shall not be held liable for a defective test or inaccurate test result. The bill would specify that a violation of its provisions is not a crime and would specify that a first violation would result only in a warning by the department.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 29In committee: Held under submission.Latest
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 9Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jul 8From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 23In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 29From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.Major
- May 21Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.Minor
- May 13In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 12Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1509.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 668 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 3From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 3Coauthors revised.
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Mar 27From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 18Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Mar 17From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 17Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Feb 15From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- Feb 14Read first time. To print.Introduced