Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

Header changed from listing amendment dates (April 6, June 17, June 30, August 20, August 21) to showing passage dates: Passed the Senate August 27, 2026 and Passed the Assembly August 26, 2026.

Added lines for Governor's receipt ('This bill was received by the Governor this day of ___, 2026') and approval signature block ('Approved ___, 2026 / Governor').

Page numbering shifted from page 94 to page 93 throughout, reflecting the shorter header in the enrolled version.

The outdoor stadium and hangar with 5,300 seats used for soccer in the City of Lancaster (County of Los Angeles) was removed from the list of eligible venues where alcohol manufacturers can purchase advertising space or time.

The Long Beach indoor convention center complex size requirement was finalized at 'at least 390,000 square feet' (reduced from a previously marked-up 400,000).

The Long Beach outdoor amphitheater size requirement was finalized at 'at least 9,500 square feet' (reduced from a previously marked-up range of 10,000 to 12,000). The word 'seats' appears to have been inadvertently inserted after 'square feet' in this description.

The San Diego Midway District indoor arena seating requirement was finalized at 'at least 15,000 seats' (reduced from a previously marked-up 16,000).

The Ontario arena seating requirement was finalized at 'at least 10,000 seats' (reduced from a previously marked-up 11,000).

Venue letter designations were renumbered to be sequential (AK, AL, AM) after the Lancaster venue removal eliminated the need for the previous non-sequential labeling that included blank entries.

Long Beach indoor convention center threshold lowered from exactly 400,000 square feet to at least 390,000 square feet, making it easier for the venue to qualify.

Long Beach outdoor amphitheater size requirement changed from 10,000 to 12,000 square feet to at least 9,500 square feet, lowering the minimum size needed to qualify.

San Diego Midway District indoor arena seating requirement lowered from 16,000 seats to at least 15,000 seats.

Ontario arena seating requirement lowered from 11,000 seats to at least 10,000 seats.

Several subparagraphs in the venue list were re-lettered (old AM and AN entries reorganized into new AL and AM positions), likely reflecting a removal or reordering of venues in the list.

New subdivision (e) prohibits on-sale licensees from soliciting beverage manufacturers or suppliers to enter into agreements that require the prioritization of the sale or promotion of a specific alcoholic beverage product or brand, or that displace, remove, or exclude a competing product or brand.

New subdivision (f) prohibits beer manufacturers, winegrower's license holders, rectifiers, craft distillers, distilled spirits manufacturers, and their agents from entering into contracts that require on-sale retail licensees to purchase, sell, or prioritize a specific product or brand, or to displace competing products.

Removed six venue listings: an indoor convention center (225,000 sq ft) in Ontario; an outdoor ballpark and sports complex (6,000 seats) in Ontario; an indoor theater (500 seats) in Fontana; an indoor theater (1,000 seats) in Ontario; an open-air amphitheater (5,900 seats) in Los Angeles County; and a 75-acre horse show complex in Los Angeles.

Corrected university names throughout: 'Sonoma State University California State University, Sonoma' to 'California State University, Sonoma'; 'San Diego State University California State University, San Diego (SDSU)' to 'California State University, San Diego (SDSU)'; and 'San Jose State University, California State University, San Jose' to 'California State University, San Jose.'

Cleaned up duplicate and blank letter designations in the venue list (e.g., removed duplicate (AL), (AM), (AN) labels and empty (AO), (AS), (AT) entries).

The entire amendment to Business and Professions Code Section 19431 was removed. This provision had required the California Horse Racing Board to post a record of every vote on its internet website no later than the close of business on the second business day after the meeting. The bill now only amends Section 25503.6 (alcoholic beverages).

Several venue subparagraphs were renumbered (e.g., the Lancaster stadium moved from AO to AL, the San Diego Midway District arena from AS to AM, the Ontario arena from AT to AN), with blank entries at positions AO, AS, and AT suggesting new facilities may have been inserted or are being reserved.

University names were updated to reflect official California State System naming: 'Sonoma State University' became 'California State University, Sonoma'; 'San Diego State University (SDSU)' became 'California State University, San Diego (SDSU)'; 'San Jose State University' became 'California State University, San Jose.'

The state-mandated local program designation was corrected from a struck-through 'no yes' to a clean 'yes.'

Added a new primary section (Section 1) amending Business and Professions Code Section 25503.6 to expand tied-house advertising exceptions, allowing specified alcoholic beverage licensees to purchase advertising space and time from on-sale retail licensees who own or operate major venues.

The bill's title changed from relating solely to horse racing to also covering alcoholic beverages. The legislative digest now describes the tied-house exception expansion as the primary purpose.

State-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' due to the new criminal provisions imposing obligations on local agencies.

Enumerated approximately 40+ specific eligible venues across counties including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Sacramento, Alameda, Kern, Yolo, Fresno, Riverside, Tulare, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Jose, Orange, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Contra Costa, with detailed seating capacity and facility requirements for each.

Added conditions: the venue must not be owned by a community college district; advertising must be purchased only in connection with events at the venue; the on-sale licensee must serve competing brands from other wholesalers; purchases must be conducted under a written contract.

Added criminal penalties for coercion: misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail, a fine equal to the value of the advertising plus $10,000, or both, plus license revocation. Applies to both manufacturers who coerce wholesalers and on-sale licensees who coerce manufacturers.

Added definition that 'beer manufacturer' includes holders of beer manufacturer's licenses, out-of-state beer manufacturer's certificates, and beer and wine importer's general licenses.

Added Section 2 making legislative findings that a special statute is necessary for the specific locations described, and Section 3 stating no state reimbursement is required because the act creates or changes crimes.