California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 230


Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

February 4, 2015


An act to amend Section 19803 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to gambling.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 230, as introduced, Waldron. Gambling.

Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature in enacting the act to provide uniform, minimum standards for the regulation of permissible gambling activities and the operation of lawful gambling establishments. Existing law provides that nothing in those licensing and regulatory provisions precludes a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a gambling activity, or affects the responsibility of local law enforcement agencies to enforce the laws of this state.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 19803 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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19803.  

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this
4chapter, to provide uniform, minimum standardsbegin delete ofend deletebegin insert for theend insert
5 regulation of permissible gambling activities and the operation of
6lawful gambling establishments.

7(b) Nothing in this chapterbegin delete shall be construed to preclude anyend delete
8begin insert precludes aend insert city, county, or city and county from prohibitingbegin delete anyend delete
9begin insert aend insert gambling activity,begin delete fromend delete imposing more stringent local controls
10or conditions upon gambling than are imposed by this chapter or
11by the commission,begin delete fromend delete inspecting gambling premises to enforce
12applicable state and local laws, orbegin delete fromend delete imposingbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert local tax
13or license fee, if the prohibition, control, condition, inspection,
14tax, or fee is not inconsistent with this chapter. Nothing in this
15chapterbegin delete shall be construed to affectend deletebegin insert affectsend insert the responsibility of
16local law enforcement agencies to enforce the laws of this state,
17including this chapter.



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