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CA AB2375

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Blanca Rubio

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the legal definition of "beer" under California's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to explicitly include beverages produced using "other grain" beyond barley, malt, and hops
  • Specifies that beer fermentation must occur in "drinkable water" rather than simply "water"
  • Maintains existing provisions allowing adjuncts in fermentation (honey, fruit, herbs, spices) and excluding sake from the beer definition
  • Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio on February 19, 2026
  • Requires no appropriation and has no fiscal impact; passes with majority vote

Legislative Description

Alcoholic beverages: beer.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on G.O.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Organization3/9/2026

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