Palm Springs takes one step closer to 4 AM closing time with passage of state bill
If you were hoping to order a cocktail at 2:01 a.m. at any given Palm Springs bar tomorrow morning, you’d be out of luck. Across the state of California, the mandated closing time for bars is 2 a.m., and in many cases, you can’t even buy a drink post last call, circa 1:45.
But a change may be on the horizon for Palm Springs and six other California cities. thanks to a bill which recently passed through the state legislature.
SB-905 is a bill which proposes an extension of alcohol sales to 4 a.m. for seven cities in California. Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Long Beach, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland and Palm Springs would be allowed to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. at bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. The extension would not apply to liquor stores.
The bill’s first iteration was introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener last year but was shut down in an appropriations committee.
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The bill in its current form was introduced in November. SB-905’s next stop is the State Assembly.
If signed into law, the new last call time would go into effect on January 1st, 2021.
You can track the bill’s legislative progress here.
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