Legislative Proposals

Legislative Victories 2013

The following bills, whether passed or defeated, represent legislative victories for protecting the public health:

California

Senate Bill 635 - Failed to leave Assembly by 5/31/13
Summary: Local authority to allow on-sale operation between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m
Sponsor(s): MarkLeno (D-San Francisco)

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Don't mortgage the future.

Bring alcohol fees into the present & fund our kids at $500m a year.

TAKE ACTION
TO MODERNIZE CA
ALCOHOL TAXES

CA lawmakers want to:
♦ sell more alcohol at colleges
♦ market to underage students
♦ let the excise tax decay

TELL THEM THERE'S A BETTER WAY

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

*NEW* RUNAWAY RISE IN CA ALCOHOL LEGISLATION

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CIRCLING THE BARREL:
CA Alcohol Legislative Trends 2013-2022

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Recent publications

OUR STORES, OUR FUTURE
Ending Unsafe Alcohol Retail Practices

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IN THE DOGHOUSE

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Big Alcohol Bids for Underage College Students, Cal State Willing to Sell

AB 840 is moving steadily through the legislature, with few aware of its true impact: to vastly increase the alcohol industry's ability to paste ads all over Cal State campuses, and reach its 180,000 underage students.

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VIDEO

"AJ Fall 2023 eNews"
A roundup of key advocacy and prevention stories from the end of 2023

"Circing the Barrel": new report traces accelerating trajectory of bad CA alcohol policy

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

CA Alcohol Legislation
All legislation related to alcohol policy in Sacramento. Includes analysis & position letters from AJ & CAPA.

NEW! CA Opioid Legislation
CA bills concerning opioid and overdose prevention, recovery, and treatment.