Governor Signs Evans Legislation Expanding Non-Profit Ties with Wine Industry

(Sacramento, CA) – The Governor signed legislation authored by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) to help non-profit organizations organize fundraising events with wine donated from California´s wine industry.

"Californians have a generous spirit and a love of wine," said Evans. "With so much need in our state, we need to expand partnerships between non-profits and their supporters in the wine industry. The Governor´s signature of this bill enables the wine industry to be even more generous in its support of many worthy causes."

"AB 1964 recognizes the relationship between non-profit organizations and the wine industry and enables non-profits to raise badly-needed funds at times when other potential sources may not be available to them," said Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa), a co-author of the legislation.

AB 1964 increases from one to three the number of temporary alcohol licenses a non-profit can obtain each year from the Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control (ABC) to conduct wine dinner and wine auction fundraisers. It also allows non-profit organizations with a pending temporary alcohol license application filed with the ABC to temporarily store wine leading up to the event in order to ease event organization.