In 2022, the Council sponsored legislation, AB 2303 authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, to set the highest possible quality standard for California agave spirits.  The bill requires that any agave spirits sold in California labeled with the words “California agave spirits,” in any combination, must be made entirely from agave grown in the state of California and may not contain any flavor or coloring additives.

AB 2303 passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously and was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 28, 2022.

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