Bill Commons

CA AB 1991

enacted

Alcoholic beverages: market research study: taste testing.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1991 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1991 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 282, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1991 about?

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, and issuance and suspension of, alcoholic beverage licenses. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act prohibits a licensee from giving a premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale and distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as provided. This bill would authorize a licensed winegrower, licensed beer manufacturer, licensed distilled spirits manufacturer, licensed craft distiller, licensed brandy manufacturer, licensed rectifier, or licensed wine rectifier to furnish tastes of alcoholic beverages as part of a bona fide market research study undertaken by or for the licensee for the sole purpose of measuring consumer perceptions with respect to the sensory characteristics of the alcoholic beverages. The bill would authorize the taste testing to be conducted in the state, subject to specified conditions, including, among other things, prohibiting a taste testing participant from being provided more taste samples than is reasonably necessary to formulate an opinion related to the sensory characteristics of an alcoholic beverage. This bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

Who sponsors CA AB 1991?

Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1991.

Description

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, and issuance and suspension of, alcoholic beverage licenses. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act prohibits a licensee from giving a premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale and distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as provided. This bill would authorize a licensed winegrower, licensed beer manufacturer, licensed distilled spirits manufacturer, licensed craft distiller, licensed brandy manufacturer, licensed rectifier, or licensed wine rectifier to furnish tastes of alcoholic beverages as part of a bona fide market research study undertaken by or for the licensee for the sole purpose of measuring consumer perceptions with respect to the sensory characteristics of the alcoholic beverages. The bill would authorize the taste testing to be conducted in the state, subject to specified conditions, including, among other things, prohibiting a taste testing participant from being provided more taste samples than is reasonably necessary to formulate an opinion related to the sensory characteristics of an alcoholic beverage. This bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.

Introduced
2026-03-09
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 282, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Aguiar-Curryauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 282, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6508.).

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  6. 2026-08-25

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-05

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-04

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  12. 2026-06-24

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  14. 2026-06-16

    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.

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  15. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  16. 2026-05-21

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5215.)

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  21. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-03-10

    Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  23. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  24. 2026-03-09

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

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  25. 2026-02-18

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  26. 2026-02-17

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
  • 03/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-09Compare
  • 06/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-16Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 08/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-04Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB1991Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-08 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1991 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-21 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Chen: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Richardson: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1991

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