BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2596
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Date of Hearing: May 5, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2596 (Portantino) - As Introduced: February 19, 2010
Policy Committee: Governmental
Organization Vote: 21 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill allows the California Gambling Control Commission
(CGCC) to assess late penalties for licensees who do not renew
their licenses in a timely manner. In addition, this bill
authorizes CGCC to determine that a license has been abandoned
if a renewal application is not submitted within 30 days of the
expiration of the existing license.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)Workload costs for the CGCC to develop regulations related to
the late penalties and to implement other administrative
changes associated with the penalties would likely cost in
excess of $100,000 in 2010-2011 and over $350,000 in 2011-12.
[Gambling Control Fund]
2)The CGCC estimates that the late penalties would generate
approximately $17,000 per year in additional revenue for the
Gambling Control Fund.
COMMENTS
Rationale . The author notes that under existing law the Gambling
Control Commission and the Bureau of Gambling Control do not
have the authority to assess late penalties on those who are
late in filing their applications for the renewal of their
gambling licenses. In the author's opinion this lack of
authority has become a significant problem. This bill seeks to
address that problem by allowing CGCC to assess late penalties.
AB 2596
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Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081