BILL NUMBER: SB 1229	CHAPTERED  09/18/06

	CHAPTER  305
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 17, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 11, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 19, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 29, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Florez

                        FEBRUARY 6, 2006

   An act to add Section 337k to the Penal Code, relating to horse
racing.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1229, Florez  Horse racing: advertising.
   Existing law authorizes parimutuel wagering on horse racing.
Existing law prohibits any other form of wagering or betting on the
result of a horse race.
   This bill would make it unlawful for any person to advertise, or
to facilitate the advertisement of, nonparimutuel wagering on horse
races. Because the bill would create a new crime, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 337k is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   337k.  (a) It is unlawful for any person to advertise, or to
facilitate the advertisement of, nonparimutuel wagering on horse
races.
   (b) Violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a
fine of five hundred dollars ($500). A second conviction for a
violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up
to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.