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 AB-445 Alcoholic beverages.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 10/02/2025 02:00 PM

AB445:v93#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Assembly Bill

 No. 445

 CHAPTER 153

An act to amend Section 25600.05 of, and to add Section 23826.21 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.

 [
 Approved by

 Governor
 October 01, 2025.

 Filed with

 Secretary of State
 October 01, 2025.
 ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 445, Aguiar-Curry.
 Alcoholic beverages.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and the granting of licenses for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. Existing law limits the amount of on-sale general licenses that may be issued by the department based on the population of the county in which the licensed premises are located.

This bill would provide an exception to the limitation of on-sale general licenses described above by authorizing the issuance of up to 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places in the County of Colusa. The bill would specify that a person holding a valid on-sale general license for seasonal business is not prohibited
 from applying for licenses to be issued pursuant to this authorization. The bill would prohibit transferring the new licenses out of the county or to a premises that does not qualify under these provisions. The bill would also prohibit selling or transferring the new licenses for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.

Existing law, until January 1, 2026, additionally authorizes a beer manufacturer to give, free of charge, up to 5 cases of retail advertising glassware to an on-sale retail licensee, per licensed location, each calendar year, and authorizes an on-sale retail licensee to accept, free of charge, up to 10 cases of retail advertising glassware, per licensed location, from licensed beer manufacturers each calendar year, subject to specified conditions.

This bill would extend
 operation of the authorization described above until January 1, 2029.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Colusa.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 23826.21 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

23826.21.

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Colusa, the department may issue no more than a total of 10 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places.

(b) In issuing the licenses provided for in this section, the department shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 23961. 

(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person that currently holds a valid on-sale general license for
 seasonal business from applying for an original on-sale general license pursuant to this section.

(d) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred from one county to another, nor shall it be transferred to any premises not qualifying under this section.

(2) A license issued under this section shall not be sold or transferred for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor.

(e) The department may designate licenses issued pursuant to this section as on-sale general for special use. This
 designation does not alter any license privileges or restrictions established by this section.

SEC. 2.

 Section 25600.05 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

25600.05.

 (a) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Beer manufacturer” has the same meaning as that term is defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 25600.

(2) “Case” means a box containing up to 24 pieces of glassware.

(3) “Glassware” means a single-service glass container or nonglass container capable of holding no more than 23 ounces of liquid vo