BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2218
Author: Burke (D)
Introduced:2/18/16
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 6/28/16
AYES: Hall, Berryhill, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer,
Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Vidak
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 4/14/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Gambling: licenses
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill extends from 45 to 60 days the time after
receipt of an order by the California Gambling Control
Commission (CGCC) within which a person must apply for a
gambling license or a finding of suitability.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Provides, under the Gambling Control Act, for the licensure of
certain individuals and establishments involved in various
gambling activities, and for the regulation of those
activities by the CGCC.
2)Requires every person who is required to hold a state license
to obtain the license prior to engaging in the activity or
occupying the position with respect to which the license is
required, except as specified.
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3)Requires every person who, by order of the CGCC, is required
to apply for a gambling license or a finding of suitability to
file an application within 45 calendar days after receipt of
the order.
This bill extends from 45 to 60 days the time after receipt of
an order by the CGCC within which a person must apply for a
gambling license or a finding of suitability.
Background
Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "depending on an
individual's various financial holdings, as well as other
background, the documents required to be provided for a gaming
license can be very significant and require much time and effort
to provide. The purpose of this bill is to expand the timeframe
that individuals have to file the application, to facilitate the
most comprehensive supply of documents to the CGCC."
Gambling Control Act. The Act provides the CGCC with
jurisdiction over the operation of gambling establishments in
California. The Act requires every owner, lessee, or employee of
a gambling establishment to obtain and maintain a valid state
gambling license. The Act assigns the CGCC the responsibility
of assuring that gambling licenses are not issued to, or held
by, unqualified or disqualified persons, or by persons whose
operations are conducted in a manner that is harmful to the
public health, safety, or welfare.
The Act directs the CGCC to issue licenses only to those persons
of good character, honesty and integrity, whose prior
activities, criminal record, if any, reputation, habits and
associations do not pose a threat to the public interest of this
state. The Department of Justice conducts background and field
investigations and enforces the provisions of the Act in this
regard.
Prior Legislation
AB 2526 (Hall, 2012) would have revised several definitions
within the Act. Specifically, the bill revised the definition
of a "key employee," added surveillance managers and supervisors
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to the definition of "key employee" for licensing purposes, and
deleted the term "pit boss" and replaced the term "shift boss"
to "shift manager." (Held on the inactive file on the Senate
Floor)
AB 777 (Hall, 2011) would have required every person who is
required to hold a state license to obtain the license before
engaging in the activity or occupying the position with respect
to which the license is requires, except as specified. (Never
Heard in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee)
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/28/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/28/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 75-0, 4/14/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, 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, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Medina,
Mullin, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams,
Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Irwin, Levine, McCarty, Melendez, Nazarian
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Prepared by:Felipe Lopez / G.O. / (916) 651-1530
6/29/16 15:56:27
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