BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2792| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 2792 Author: Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Amended: 8/20/10 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/29/10 AYES: Wright, Harman, Calderon, Florez, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Price, Yee NO VOTE RECORDED: Denham, Oropeza, Wyland SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 62-0, 5/28/10 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Horse Racing Law intent: licenses SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill extends the sunset date, by three years, on Californias participation in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and changes the stallion award definitions in Horse Racing Law to allow California stallions to be vested for their years of service regardless if the stallion later leaves the state. This bill also provides technical clean-up to Horse Racing Law to ensure the law reflects changes made through the enactment of SB 16XX (Ashburn), Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009-10, Second Extraordinary Session. Senate Floor Amendments of 8/20/10 extend the sunset date CONTINUED AB 2792 Page 2 on California's participation in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2014, and expand the definition of "eligible thoroughbred stallion" and "stallion owner" for purposes of the Horse Racing Law, as specified. ANALYSIS : Article IV, Section 19(b) of the California Constitution provides that the Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results. Existing law provides that the intent of California's Horse Racing Law is to allow parimutuel wagering on horse racing while: 1. Assuring protection of the public. 2. Encouraging agriculture and the breeding of horses in this state. 3. Supporting the network of California fairs. 4. Providing for maximum expansion of horse racing opportunities in the public interest. 5. Providing uniformity of regulation for each type of horse racing. Existing law requires all licenses granted under the Horse Racing Law to, among other things, contain such conditions as are deemed necessary or desirable by the California Horse Racing Board for the purposes of the Horse Racing Law. This bill extends the sunset date on California's participation in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). Participation in the NTRA is intended to increase interest in horse racing through national marketing and advertising. California Thoroughbred owners' legal authority to participate in the NTRA expires on January 1, 2011. This bill extends that date until January 1, 2014. AB 2792 Page 3 This bill also changes the stallion award eligibility definitions in Horse Racing Law to allow California stallions to be vested for their years of service regardless if the stallion later leaves the state. SB 16XX (Ashburn), Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009-10, Second Extraordinary Session, among other things, provided that beginning on July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, $32 million shall be appropriated from the state's General Fund and paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund for the financial support of the network of California fairs. This bill modifies the stated policy purpose of the Horse Racing Law to reflect the changes brought about by SB 16XX. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No ASSEMBLY FLOOR : AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, DeVore, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Saldana, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Carter, Chesbro, De La Torre, De Leon, Emmerson, Eng, Furutani, Hall, Jeffries, Salas, Silva, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Vacancy TSM:mw 8/23/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****