CA SB 917
enactedAlcoholic beverages: certified farmers' market sales permit.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 917 pass?
Yes. CA SB 917 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 147, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 917 about?
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue a certified farmers' market sales permit to a licensed winegrower, which authorizes the licensee, a member of the licensee's family, or an employee of the licensee to sell wine at certified farmers' market locations, as provided. The act places certain restrictions on the wine that the licensed winegrower may sell at a certified farmers' market, including requiring the wine to be produced entirely from grapes or other agricultural products grown by the winegrower. This bill would remove the requirement that the grapes or other agricultural products that produced the wine be grown by the winegrower. Under existing law, the certified farmers' market sales permit authorizes an instructional tasting event by the licensee on the subject of wine at a certified farmers' market. Existing law prohibits more than one licensee from conducting an instructional tasting event during the operational hours of a certified farmers' market. This bill would increase the number of licensees allowed to conduct an instructional tasting event during the operational hours of a certified farmers' market to 3. Existing law requires the department to develop, implement, and administer a curriculum for a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training program, as provided. Existing law requires an alcohol server to successfully complete an RBS training course and to obtain a certification of successful completion of that course, as demonstrated by the successful completion of an exam. Existing law applies the RBS training requirement to a person who serves alcoholic beverages for consumption, or a person who manages or supervises that person, on premises licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, including a designee for alcoholic beverage sales and service pursuant to a temporary license. Existing law requires a nonprofit organization that has obtained a temporary daily on-sale license or a temporary off-sale license from the department to designate a person or persons to receive RBS training before the event, and requires that designated person or persons to remain onsite for the duration of the event. This bill would provide that instructional tastings under a certified farmers' market sales permit are subject to the RBS training requirement.
Who sponsors CA SB 917?
Laird is the primary sponsor of CA SB 917.
Description
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue a certified farmers' market sales permit to a licensed winegrower, which authorizes the licensee, a member of the licensee's family, or an employee of the licensee to sell wine at certified farmers' market locations, as provided. The act places certain restrictions on the wine that the licensed winegrower may sell at a certified farmers' market, including requiring the wine to be produced entirely from grapes or other agricultural products grown by the winegrower. This bill would remove the requirement that the grapes or other agricultural products that produced the wine be grown by the winegrower. Under existing law, the certified farmers' market sales permit authorizes an instructional tasting event by the licensee on the subject of wine at a certified farmers' market. Existing law prohibits more than one licensee from conducting an instructional tasting event during the operational hours of a certified farmers' market. This bill would increase the number of licensees allowed to conduct an instructional tasting event during the operational hours of a certified farmers' market to 3. Existing law requires the department to develop, implement, and administer a curriculum for a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training program, as provided. Existing law requires an alcohol server to successfully complete an RBS training course and to obtain a certification of successful completion of that course, as demonstrated by the successful completion of an exam. Existing law applies the RBS training requirement to a person who serves alcoholic beverages for consumption, or a person who manages or supervises that person, on premises licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, including a designee for alcoholic beverage sales and service pursuant to a temporary license. Existing law requires a nonprofit organization that has obtained a temporary daily on-sale license or a temporary off-sale license from the department to designate a person or persons to receive RBS training before the event, and requires that designated person or persons to remain onsite for the duration of the event. This bill would provide that instructional tastings under a certified farmers' market sales permit are subject to the RBS training requirement.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 147, Statutes of 2026.
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 147, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6152.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-04-27
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-04-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4065.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-13
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-24
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24).
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2026-03-09
Set for hearing March 24.
2026-03-04
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on G.O.
referral-committee
2026-01-28
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
2026-01-27
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-24 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wahab: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Ashby: other
3rd Reading
2026-04-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Wahab: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Choi: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Laird: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Limón: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grove: yes
- Caballero: other
- Gonzalez: other
- Rubio: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Fong: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Solache: yes
- McKinnor: other
- Carrillo: other
- Berman: other
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