Sale of soju and shochu.
Summary
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act provides for the issuance of various categories of alcoholic beverage licenses, including the imposition of fees, conditions, and restrictions in connection with the issuance of those licenses. The act provides that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell soju, an imported Korean alcoholic beverage, as specified, and shochu, an imported Japanese alcoholic beverage, as specified. This bill would provide that any on-sale licensee authorized to sell wine may also sell domestically produced soju and shochu, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Sep 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2024 · Assembly May 9, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2024
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Sep 20, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
upper
Jul 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5158.)
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 1).
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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