AB 2731: Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 25, 2026

What AB 2731 does, verified August 25, 2026

<blockquote> The bill authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue no more than 5 new original neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses annually to bona fide public eating places in specified census tracts within Santa Cruz County, until a total of 12 new licenses have been issued. The legislation also includes findings and declarations supporting the need for this specific statute for Santa Cruz County. </blockquote>

Bill journey

✓IntroducedComplete

✓In CommitteeComplete

✓First Chamber FloorComplete

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5GovernorPending

6ChapteredPending

Last action: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. (2026-08-24)Alert me

Author and sponsors

Asm. Dawn AddisAuthor · California State Assembly

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Recent actions21 total · showing 5

Aug. 24, 2026	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Aug. 24, 2026	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
Aug. 19, 2026	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 18, 2026	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Jun. 23, 2026	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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