CaliforniaAlcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.
What it does
(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to administer the act and perform various duties relating to the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of winegrowers and craft distillers and establishes the privileges that a winegrower or craft distiller may exercise. Existing law authorizes a winegrower, among other things, to sell wine and brandy to any person holding a license authorizing the sale of wine or brandy.
More detail
Existing law provides that a violation of the act for which another penalty or punishment is not specifically provided for in the act, is a crime, as specified.
This bill would additionally authorize a winegrower to possess and transport brandy for the purpose of storing the brandy to age on the winegrower's premises. The bill would authorize a craft distiller to transport brandy to and from the premises of a licensed winegrower for the purpose of storing the brandy to age on the winegrower's premises.
(2) Existing law authorizes a licensed craft distiller to manufacture and produce distilled spirits, subject to specified conditions, including that the licensee manufacture no more than 150,000 gallons of distilled spirits per fiscal year and sell no more than 2.25 liters of prepackaged containers of the licensee's spirits per day per consumer at its premises.
This bill would authorize a licensed craft distiller to sell up to 4.5 liters of prepackaged containers of the licensee's spirits per day per consumer at its premises.
(3) Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a licensed craft distiller to directly ship distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the licensee at its premises to a consumer if they comply with certain requirements, including not shipping more than 2.25 liters in any combination of prepackaged containers per day per consumer.
This bill would authorize a qualifying out-of-state distiller, as defined, whose license is not suspended to directly ship distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the qualifying out-of-state distiller at its premises to a consumer if they comply with the above-described requirements. The bill would, in addition to the requirements described above, require a licensed craft distiller, or qualifying out-of-state distiller, to hold a current distilled spirits direct shipper permit issued by the department. The bill would require, in order to obtain and maintain a distilled spirits direct shipper permit, a licensed craft distiller, or qualifying out-of-state distiller, to, among other things, file an application for the permit with the department and pay specified fees. The bill would authorize the department to enforce the above-described provisions related to direct shipping through administrative proceedings, as provided. The bill would make the sale and shipment of distilled spirits directly to consumers without a permit a crime, as specified. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would extend the operation of the above-described direct shipping provisions until January 1, 2027.
(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 3Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 3Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 3499.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1246 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (September 12).Minor
- Vote recorded With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 12Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3356.)
- Sep 12Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Sep 12In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 11Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2926.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1246 Hoover By Valladares. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 10From special consent calendar.
- Sep 9Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30From 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 Com. on G.O.Minor
- May 13In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 12Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1519.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1246 Hoover Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 3From 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 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced