CA AB 2211
Status unknownCraft distilled spirits manufacturers: licenses and fees.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2211 pass?
The current status of CA AB 2211 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-26): In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
What is CA AB 2211 about?
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law establishes the types of licenses and the application and annual fees to be charged therefor. Existing law specifies that the application fee for a duplicate winegrower license is $440 and that the annual fee for a craft distilled spirits manufacturer is $755. Existing law provides that all money collected as fees pursuant to the act as payments under these provisions are deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. Existing law provides that a violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime. This bill would specify an application fee that is the same as the application fee for a duplicate winegrower license, $440, and an annual fee of $755, for a duplicate craft distilled spirits manufacturer license. Under existing law, a distilled spirits manufacturer's license or a craft distiller's license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee's premises, subject to specified conditions. Existing law authorizes a licensed craft distiller to sell up to a specified volume, in any combination of prepackaged containers, per day, per consumer of distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the licensee at its premises to a consumer. This bill would additionally condition the conduct of tasting of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee's premises, if the craft distiller purchases and uses common alcohol modifiers to combine with distilled spirits for consumption on its premises upon the distilled spirits being produced by the manufacturer. The bill would prohibit a craft distiller from selling distilled spirits to consumers or engaging in tasting activities at more than one licensed branch office. The bill would include in the definition of "licensed premises" for this purpose, and for purposes of the authorizations described above, any branch offices located away from the licensed craft distiller's place of production and manufacturer for which a duplicate license has been issued by the department. Because the bill would expand the definition of an existing crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would also authorize a licensed craft distiller, in addition to exercising all of the privileges of their license at their licensed premises, to exercise all of the license privileges at or from a branch office located away from the place of production and manufacture other than production and manufacture. The bill would authorize the department to issue to a licensed craft distiller a duplicate of its original license for a location, other than the distilled spirits manufacturing premises, that would permit the maintenance and operation of the branch office declared and designated by the licensed craft distiller at the location for which the duplicate license is issued. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 2211?
Hoover is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2211.
Description
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law establishes the types of licenses and the application and annual fees to be charged therefor. Existing law specifies that the application fee for a duplicate winegrower license is $440 and that the annual fee for a craft distilled spirits manufacturer is $755. Existing law provides that all money collected as fees pursuant to the act as payments under these provisions are deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund. Existing law provides that a violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime. This bill would specify an application fee that is the same as the application fee for a duplicate winegrower license, $440, and an annual fee of $755, for a duplicate craft distilled spirits manufacturer license. Under existing law, a distilled spirits manufacturer's license or a craft distiller's license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee's premises, subject to specified conditions. Existing law authorizes a licensed craft distiller to sell up to a specified volume, in any combination of prepackaged containers, per day, per consumer of distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the licensee at its premises to a consumer. This bill would additionally condition the conduct of tasting of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee's premises, if the craft distiller purchases and uses common alcohol modifiers to combine with distilled spirits for consumption on its premises upon the distilled spirits being produced by the manufacturer. The bill would prohibit a craft distiller from selling distilled spirits to consumers or engaging in tasting activities at more than one licensed branch office. The bill would include in the definition of "licensed premises" for this purpose, and for purposes of the authorizations described above, any branch offices located away from the licensed craft distiller's place of production and manufacturer for which a duplicate license has been issued by the department. Because the bill would expand the definition of an existing crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would also authorize a licensed craft distiller, in addition to exercising all of the privileges of their license at their licensed premises, to exercise all of the license privileges at or from a branch office located away from the place of production and manufacture other than production and manufacture. The bill would authorize the department to issue to a licensed craft distiller a duplicate of its original license for a location, other than the distilled spirits manufacturing premises, that would permit the maintenance and operation of the branch office declared and designated by the licensed craft distiller at the location for which the duplicate license is issued. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-17
- Latest action
- 2026-08-26 — In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Hooverauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-24
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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2026-06-17
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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2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5441.)
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2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
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2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Ramos: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Gipson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Davies: yes
- Soria: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Berman: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 2211 Hoover Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ward: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lee: other
- Jackson: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Rubio: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
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