Amended in Assembly March 12, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 230


Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

February 4, 2015


An act to amend Sectionbegin delete 19803end deletebegin insert 19817end insert of the Business and Professions Code, relating to gambling.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 230, as amended, Waldron. Gambling.

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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 requires the commission to establish a 10-member Gaming Policy Advisory Committee for the purpose of discussing matters of controlled gambling regulatory policy and other relevant gambling-related issues. The committee is composed of representatives of controlled gambling licensees and members of the general public in equal numbers.

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This bill would increase the membership of the committee from 10 to 12 members.

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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.

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

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insertSection 19817 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions
2Code
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19817.  

The commission shall establish and appoint a Gaming
4Policy Advisory Committee ofbegin delete 10end deletebegin insert 12end insert members. The committee
5shall be composed of representatives of controlled gambling
6licensees and members of the general public in equal numbers.
7The executive director shall, from time to time, convene the
8committee for the purpose of discussing matters of controlled
9gambling regulatory policy and any other relevant gambling-related
10issue. The recommendations concerning gambling policy made
11by the committee shall be presented to the commission, but shall
12be deemed advisory and not binding on the commission in the
13performance of its duties or functions. The committeebegin delete mayend deletebegin insert shallend insert
14 not advise the commission on Indian gaming.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 19803 of the Business and Professions
16Code
is amended to read:

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19803.  

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this
18chapter, to provide uniform, minimum standards for the regulation
19of permissible gambling activities and the operation of lawful
20gambling establishments.

21(b) Nothing in this chapter precludes a city, county, or city and
22county from prohibiting a gambling activity, imposing more
23stringent local controls or conditions upon gambling than are
24imposed by this chapter or by the commission, inspecting gambling
25premises to enforce applicable state and local laws, or imposing
26a local tax or license fee, if the prohibition, control, condition,
27inspection, tax, or fee is not inconsistent with this chapter. Nothing
P3    1in this chapter affects the responsibility of local law enforcement
2agencies to enforce the laws of this state, including this chapter.

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