California AB1982: On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 25624 and 25625 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. alcoholic beverages On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, various alcoholic beverage licenses…

From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 25624 and 25625 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. alcoholic beverages On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, various alcoholic beverage licenses. The act requires an applicant for a new permanent on-sale general public premises (Type 48) license or the holder of an existing Type 48 license to offer for sale to their customers drink lids and drug testing devices at a cost not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those lids and devices and to post a specific notice about the availability of the drink lids and drug testing devices. The act defines “drug testing devices” for this purpose to mean specified devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink. The act requires the department to post on its internet website a link to a page that contains information about the drug testing device requirements. The act repeals these requirements on January 1, 2027. This bill would instead require one of 2 specified notices about the availability of the drink lids and drug testing devices to be posted and would …

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Sponsors

• Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69) · primary sponsor
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
• Blanca Rubio (D, AD48)
• Susan Rubio (D, SD22)

Latest actions

1. September 20, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 20, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 20, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 13, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).
5. August 13, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6138.).
6. August 11, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 10, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5322.).
8. August 10, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
9. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
10. August 3, 2026: From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

Votes

• AB 1982 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments By AGUIAR-CURRY (August 13, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Consent Calendar 2nd AB1982 Lowenthal et al. (August 10, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 23, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1982 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (April 23, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (April 8, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1982?

AB1982 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices.

What does AB1982 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 25624 and 25625 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. alcoholic beverages On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application for, the issuance of, the suspension of, and the conditions imposed upon, various alcoholic beverage licenses…

What is the status of AB1982?

Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1982?

Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1982?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1982