New California alcohol and beverage laws 2027: taking effect in 2027
9 new California laws on alcohol and beverage take effect in 2027. Each is listed below with its date, what it does and a link to the official text.
- 9 laws take effect on 1 January 2027.
Updated 25 October 2026
One-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney.
New California alcohol and beverage laws in 2027
AB 1982: On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices.
Requires holders of on-sale general public premises alcohol licenses to offer drink lids and drug testing devices for sale to customers at reasonable costs and post notices about their availability.
AB 1991: Alcoholic beverages: market research study: taste testing.
Allows licensed alcohol manufacturers and producers to provide taste samples to consumers as part of market research studies measuring sensory perceptions, subject to specified conditions including participant age and sample limits.
AB 2375: Alcoholic beverage control.
Requires licensed wholesalers to charge one percent interest on unpaid alcoholic beverage balances after 30 days and revises beer production standards and payment processing rules for retailers and wholesalers.
AB 2731: Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.
Allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to issue up to five new neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses yearly to restaurants in specified Santa Cruz County census tracts until twelve total licenses are issued.
AB 2751: Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.
Allows adults entering the United States as pedestrians or in private vehicles to bring up to six liters of alcoholic beverages into California every 31 days for personal use.
AB 744: Alcoholic beverage control: tied-house restrictions: exceptions: off-sale retail services.
Expands the container size limits for distilled spirits and wine that alcoholic beverage manufacturers and wholesalers can service at off-sale retail locations from 355 milliliters to 500 milliliters.
SB 1195: Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
SB 1273: Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.
Allows wine producers, importers, and agents to include videos up to 60 seconds long and prominent images in advertisements for instructional events and promotional lectures at retail premises.
SB 917: Alcoholic beverages: certified farmers' market sales permit.
Lets licensed winegrowers sell wine at certified farmers' markets without requiring the grapes to be grown by them, allows up to three winegrowers to conduct instructional tastings per market, and requires responsible beverage service training for tastings.
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Questions about new California alcohol and beverage laws in 2027
When do new alcohol and beverage laws take effect in California in 2027?
Most take effect on 1 January 2027. Of the 9 laws listed here, 9 start on 1 January 2027. In California, a statute from a regular session takes effect on the 1 January after 90 days from enactment unless it is an urgency measure (Cal. Const. art. IV, sec. 8(c)(1)).
What new alcohol and beverage laws take effect on 1 January 2027 in California?
9 laws in alcohol and beverage, including California AB 1982 (On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices), California AB 1991 (Alcoholic beverages: market research study: taste testing), California AB 2375 (Alcoholic beverage control), California AB 2731 (Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses) and California AB 2751 (Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts). The full list, with what each one does, is above.
Is this legal advice?
No. Dates and the one-line summaries are drafted by software from the bill text and are not reviewed by an attorney. Each law links to the legislature’s own record: check the text before relying on it.
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