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Measure AB 509
Authors Flora  
Subject Alcoholic beverages: minors.
Relating To relating to alcoholic beverages.
Title An act to amend Section 25660 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-15     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3026.).
2025-09-04     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2524.).
2025-09-04     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-03     Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03     From special consent calendar.
2025-09-02     Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-09     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-16     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1922.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-04-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-28     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-27     Read second time and amended.
2025-03-26     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 19).
2025-02-24     Referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-02-11     From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2025-02-10     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-10
Amended Senate     2025-06-16
Amended Assembly     2025-03-27
Introduced     2025-02-10
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								Bona fide evidence of majority and identity of the person is any of the following:
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								A valid passport issued by the United States or by a foreign government.
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								A valid identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces that includes a date of birth and a picture of the person.
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								Proof that the defendant-licensee, or their employee or agent, demanded, was shown, and acted in reliance upon bona fide evidence, or utilized a biometric system, in any transaction, employment, use, or permission forbidden by Section 25658, 25663, or 25665 shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution therefor or to any proceedings for the suspension or revocation of any license based thereon.
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								A biometric system utilized by a defendant-licensee shall be based upon a review of bona fide evidence of majority and identity of a person and that verifies and authenticates the validity of that bona fide evidence.
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								The use of an active age verification software or an age verification
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								For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
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								“Biometrics” means the unique characteristics of a person, including, but not limited to, fingerprints, iris, face, or other similar biometric characteristics, or any combination thereof.
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								“Biometric system” means technology that links the identity of a person to that person’s biometrics.
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								“Use of an active age verification software or an age verification device” means scanning the magnetic strip or the barcode on the bona fide evidence of majority and identity, as described in subdivision (a), to verify data on the identification document.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, establishes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the regulation of licenses or the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within the state. Existing law prescribes various penalties for violations of the act, including that every person who sells, furnishes, gives, or causes to be sold, furnished, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law provides that a licensee’s acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, or utilization of a biometric system constitutes a defense to any prosecution or proceedings against the licensee, as specified. This bill would provide that the use of an active age verification software or an age verification device, as provided, to establish the age of a purchaser of alcoholic beverages that fails to identify a false identification card is considered evidence in any prosecution or proceedings against the licensee, as specified, if the identification is bona fide evidence and was physically inspected, is seemingly legitimate, and matches the physical appearance of the customer.