AB 828: Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses.

The bill aims to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages in the county of Los Angeles. It would allow the department of alcoholic beverage control to issue no more than 12 new neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses to bona fide public eating places in specified census tracts each year, starting from January 1, 2026, until a total of 40 licenses have been issued. The new licenses would be subject to certain restrictions, including prohibitions on selling or transferring them for a price greater than the original fee paid by the seller or transferor. The department would be authorized to adopt rules and regulations to enforce these provisions. The bill also makes legislative findings and declarations regarding the need for a special statute in the county of Los Angeles.