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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1282
Author: Gray (D)
Introduced:2/27/15
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 12-0, 6/29/15
AYES: Hall, Berryhill, Block, Gaines, Glazer, Hernandez, Hill,
Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Runner, Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Galgiani
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 5/14/15 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Gambling: Gambling Control Act
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill revises the definition of "applicant" to no
longer include any person who is about to apply for a state
gambling license, or other licenses, permits, or approvals, as
specified.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Provides, under the Gambling Control Act (Act), for the
licensure of certain individuals and establishments involved
in various gambling activities, and for the regulation of
those activities by the California Gambling Control Commission
(CGCC) and enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
2)Authorizes the CGCC, for any cause deemed reasonable by the
CGCC, to deny any application for a license, permit, or
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approval, or to impose any fine upon any person licensed or
approved.
3)Defines "applicant" as any person who has applied for, or is
about to apply for, a state gambling license, or other
licenses, permits, or approvals, as specified.
This bill revises the definition of "applicant" to no longer
include any person who is about to apply for a state gambling
license, or other licenses, permits, or approvals, as specified
Background
Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "there have been
discrepancies pertaining to what action by the applicant
actually commences the licensing process for determining when
persons who play a key role in the security, oversight, and in
some cases, investigations of card club activities has been
triggered for the CGCC or the DOJ to begin their suitability
process, as defined in law. AB 1282 would clarify that an
applicant is only a person who has applied for a state gambling
license, a key employee license, registration, a finding of
suitability, a work permit, a manufacturer's or distributor's
license, or an approval of any act or transaction for which the
approval or authorization of the CGGC or DOJ is required or
permitted under this chapter."
Prior/Related Legislation
AB 2526 (Hall, 2012) would have revised several definitions
within the Act. Specifically the bill would have revised the
definition of a "key employee," added surveillance managers and
supervisors to the definition of "key employee" for licensing
purposes and deleted the term "pit boss" and replaced the term
"shift boss" to "shift managers." (Held on the Senate Inactive
File)
AB 293 (Mendoza, Chapter 233, Statutes of 2009) allowed limited
liability companies (LLCs) and its officers, managers, members,
or owners to be eligible for a state gambling license; imposed
on all partnerships and LLCs the same licensing requirements
that are applicable to limited partnerships and provided that a
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partnership, instead of being formed under the laws of the state
to be eligible for a gambling license must be registered in the
state and provide specific supplemental information; and
required the CGCC to develop procedures to allow for the
continuous operation of licensed gambling establishments in
cases including the death or incapacity of a licensee.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.: No Local: No
SUPPORT: (Verified 6/30/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 6/30/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 5/14/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden,
Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Linder, Medina
Prepared by:Felipe Lopez / G.O. / (916) 651-1530
7/7/15 10:56:34
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