Bill Text: CA AB1812 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Alcoholic beverages: beer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes of 2012. [AB1812 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB1812-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Alcoholic beverages: beer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes of 2012. [AB1812 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB1812-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1812 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chesbro FEBRUARY 21, 2012 An act to amend Section 23006 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1812, as introduced, Chesbro. Alcoholic beverages: beer. Existing law specifically includes ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and strong beer within the definition of "beer" for purposes of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. This bill would specify that these types of beverages are considered "beer" for purposes of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, whether bottle conditioned, keg conditioned, cask conditioned, or barrel aged. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 23006 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 23006. "Beer" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any other similar product, or any combination thereof in water, and includes ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and strong beer , whether bottle conditioned, keg conditioned, cask conditioned, or barrel aged, but does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine.