BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1039| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1039 Author: Hall (D) Amended: As introduced Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE : 10-0, 6/25/13 AYES: Wright, Nielsen, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, De León, Galgiani, Hernandez, Lieu, Padilla NO VOTE RECORDED: Correa SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-1, 5/16/13 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Gambling Control Act: local gambling control SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill allows a city, county, or city and county to amend its local ordinance on a one-time basis in order to increase by two the number of tables above the number of tables authorized by local ordinance that is currently in effect on January 1, 2013. ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1.Provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California CONTINUED AB 1039 Page 2 Gambling Control Commission and the enforcement of those activities by the Department of Justice (DOJ). 2.Allows a city, county, or city and county to authorize controlled gambling, consistent with state law, if a majority of voters affirmatively approve an ordinance so permitting, as specified. 3.Authorizes a city, county, or city and county to amend the ordinance to increase by two the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment in a city, county, or city and county, above the number of tables authorized in the ordinance in effect on January 1, 2010. The authority to amend a gaming ordinance may occur only one time. 4.Requires that any amendment to a local jurisdiction ordinance relating to gambling establishments or the Gambling Control Act is required to be submitted to DOJ for review and comment before the ordinance is adopted by the local jurisdiction. 5.Imposes a moratorium on the authorization of legal gaming by a local governing body or local electors and an expansion of gambling, as defined, until January 1, 2020. This bill allows a city, county, or city and county to amend its local ordinance on a one-time basis in order to increase by two the number of tables above the number of tables authorized by local ordinance that is currently in effect on January 1, 2013. Background According to the author's office, this bill is intended to allow cities and counties that have card clubs to amend their local ordinance to allow for these clubs to add two more additional tables. Currently, many small- to medium-sized card clubs find that they have insufficient space to accommodate their business on weekends. This bill will allow a city or county to amend the ordinance to increase the number of card tables in order to accommodate those who wish to play in their card clubs. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No AB 1039 Page 3 SUPPORT : (Verified 8/7/13) 101 Casino Capitol Casino Casino 580 Certified Network M Communities for California Cardrooms Cordova Casino Hollywood Park Casino Lotus Casino Lucky Chances Lucky Derby Casino Phoenix Casino The River The Village Club Wine Country Casino OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/7/13) California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion United Auburn Indian Community ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Supporters argue that at this time, many small- to medium-sized card clubs are unable to accommodate players who wish to play in their club on Friday and Saturday nights. Individuals often come to a card club on Friday or Saturday, and wait an hour or more for an opportunity to sit down and play. Many of these people become discouraged and leave. This bill allows these clubs to expand the number of tables to accommodate the business which they already have, but which they are unable to serve. Furthermore, the added tables will create employment opportunities in California for those who will be providing services. State and local governments will also benefit by additional fees paid by the cardrooms. ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion believes that, before policymakers consider authoring or supporting more bills to expand gambling activities, they ought to consider the social, economic, and moral impact that more legalized gambling will have on our state and its citizenry. AB 1039 Page 4 ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 68-1, 5/16/13 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Mitchell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Ting, Torres, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, John A. Pérez NOES: Chávez NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen, Brown, Beth Gaines, Grove, Holden, Melendez, Morrell, Olsen, Stone, Yamada, Vacancy MW:nl 8/9/13 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END ****