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AB-2388 • 2026

Alcoholic beverages: applications for licenses.

Alcoholic beverages: applications for licenses.

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Sponsor
Tangipa
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source states the bill makes a nonsubstantive change but does not specify what that change is.

Alcoholic Beverage License Application Update

This bill makes a small, non-substantive update to the rules for license applications at places that are being built or will be constructed.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates existing laws about alcoholic beverage licenses under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to the rule requiring specific information in applications for retail sales at premises to be constructed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Businesses applying for licenses for places that are being built or will be constructed

Terms To Know

Nonsubstantive change
A small edit to a law provision.
Premises in construction
Places that are being built or will be constructed where alcohol is sold for retail.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not explain the specific wording changes made to the application forms.
  • No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

Alcoholic beverages: applications for licenses.