A California State Senate bill to extend last call to as late as 4 a.m. failed to make it out of committee earlier in 2017. However, the “LOCAL Act” may be finding second legs as a pilot program in select cities around California instead. 

Eater LA recently detailed how State Senator Scott Wiener is hoping to roll out the program on a test basis to some of the state’s largest municipalities to work out any potential issues over a five-year stretch before any potential California-wide rollout. The cities would include Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and West Hollywood.

Wiener further explains in a post on Medium the need for such a bill in California, which currently has a statewide last call set at 2 a.m., with some city and community ordinances forcing even earlier closures than that. He calls out the one-size-fits-all nature of the current state laws and explains how city-by-city choice could spur local economies to what they’re comfortable pursuing. 

The mayors of each of those six cities all support the effort from Wiener, which would allow for any number of different local variants on the 4 a.m. last call at bars and restaurants. Some cities could establish certain days of the week or just certain days per year to go that late. Others might opt for 3 a.m. as a middle ground. The new LOCAL Act is simply pushing for municipalities to decide for themselves.

Wiener will officially introduce the altered bill to the California State Senate in January 2018.