AB-445 • 2026

Alcoholic beverages.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Aguiar-Curry
Last action: 2025-10-01
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 153, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Alcoholic Beverage Licenses in Colusa County

This law allows up to ten new licenses for restaurants serving alcohol in Colusa County and extends the rules about free beer advertising materials until 2029.

What This Bill Does

Allows up to ten more restaurant licenses that let businesses sell alcohol on-site in Colusa County.
Says people with seasonal business licenses can also apply for these new licenses.
Stops anyone from moving the new licenses out of Colusa County or using them at places not allowed under this law.
Doesn't allow selling or transferring the new licenses for more than what was originally paid for them.
Extends rules that let beer makers give free glassware to restaurants until 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

Restaurants in Colusa County
Beer manufacturers and on-sale retail licensees

Terms To Know

on-sale general licenses: Permits that allow restaurants to sell alcohol directly to customers.
bona fide public eating places: Restaurants or dining establishments that are open and serve the public.

Limits and Unknowns

The new licenses can only be used in Colusa County.
Beer manufacturers can give free glassware to restaurants until January 1, 2029.
This law is specific to Colusa County and does not apply elsewhere without similar legislation.

Bill History

2025-10-01 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 153, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-24 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3374.).
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2932.).
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-06-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-06-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-05-20 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-19 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1602.)
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 1307.)
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-02-07 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-02-06 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

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.

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