California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2751
Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alvarez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act imposes restrictions on the means and manner by which alcoholic beverages are imported into the state for delivery or use within the state, as
provided. Existing law provides an exception to these restrictions that allows an adult to bring a reasonable amount of alcoholic beverages into this state from without the United States for personal or household use. Existing law limits that personal or household use exception by restricting a California resident returning to the United States by a vehicle that is not a common carrier, or any adult entering the United States as a pedestrian, to the amount of alcoholic beverages that is exempt from the payment of duty in accordance with existing provisions of federal law.
This bill would instead limit the personal or household use exception by restricting any adult entering the United States as a pedestrian or by a vehicle that is not a common carrier to 6 liters of alcoholic beverages every 31 days.
Text versions
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered· Sep 27, 2026
- 08/26/26 - Enrolled· Aug 26, 2026
- 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 16, 2026
- 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 6, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2751
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2751 Alvarez By Rubio | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 9, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | AB 2751 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 28, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - Aug 24, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jun 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. - Jun 9, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on G.O. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 14, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5051.) - May 7, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 6, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6). - Apr 23, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on G.O. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.