Asm. Frank Bigelow

This measure would proclaim September 25, 2022, as Gold Star Mothers' and Families' Day in California.

This measure would declare and recognize that the state is currently suffering a supply chain crisis. The measure would urge the state's public agencies, departments, and local governments to provide all due and proper assistance to carriers, cargo owners, public seaports, terminals, workers, and facilities to facilitate the essential service of delivering goods to Californians.

This measure would recognize August 15, 2022, as India's Independence Day and urge all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law prohibits the issuance of a distilled spirits license, except a distilled spirits manufacturer's, a craft distiller's, or a distilled spirits manufacturer's agent's license, to any person, or to any officer, director, employee, or agent of a person, that manufactures distilled spirits within or without this state. Existing law prohibits a person that holds any ownership or interest, as specified, in a craft distiller's license, distilled spirits wholesaler's license, rectifier's license, or retailer's license from also holding a distilled spirits manufacturer's license or a distilled spirits manufacturer's agent's license. Notwithstanding the prohibitions described in the above paragraph, this bill would authorize a person that manufactures or produces distilled spirits within or without California to hold a distilled spirits importer or wholesaler's license if they meet prescribed requirements, including that the person be a manufacturer of beer with at least 2 manufacturing locations. The bill would authorize a person holding a distilled spirits importer or wholesaler's license under these provisions to import and distribute distilled spirits products only if those products meet specified requirements, and would also make technical and conforming changes.

Existing law prohibits a candidate's name from being printed on a primary election ballot unless the candidate delivers, by the 88th day before the primary election, a declaration of candidacy and nomination papers signed by a specified number of voters to the elections official in the county for which the documents were circulated. Existing law requires a candidate to deliver the declaration of candidacy to the elections official of the candidate's county of residence and to deliver nomination papers to the elections official of the county in which the signer resides. This bill would require the Secretary of State to establish uniform filing forms for a candidate to use when filing a declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.

This measure would declare August 2022 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.

This measure would declare the month of September 2022 as California Emergency Preparedness Month.