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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2731

Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

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 for which various fees are charged depending upon the type of license issued. The act provides for a limitation on 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, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to issue no more than 12 new original neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses to bona fide public eating places located in specified census tracts in the County of Los Angeles per year beginning on January 1, 2026, until a total of 40 new licenses have been issued, as specified. This bill would similarly authorize the department to issue no more than 5 new original neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses to bona fide public eating places located in specified census tracts in the County of Santa Cruz per year until a total of 12 new licenses have been issued, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Santa Cruz.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 25, 2026
House		AB 2731 Addis Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 24, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2731 Addis By LairdpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 9, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Apr 27, 2026
House		AB 2731 Addis Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 22, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 8, 2026
House		Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see

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