California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2663: Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 23401.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. alcoholic beverages, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges. Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 23401.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. alcoholic beverages, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges. Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law, until December 31, 2026, authorizes the holder of an on-sale license for a bona fide public eating place that has off-sale privileges, or a licensed beer manufacturer, licensed wine manufacturer, or licensed craft distiller that operates a bona fide public eating place at its premises of production, to sell distilled spirits in manufacturer-prepackaged containers and alcoholic beverages other than beer that are not in manufacturer-prepackaged containers for off-sale consumption if specified conditions are met. This bill would extend those provisions until December 31, 2029. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. TWO_THIRDS NO YES NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 23401.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 23401.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the holder of an …