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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1290
          Author:   Lara (D)
          Amended:  3/31/11 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE  :  13-0, 6/28/11
          AYES:  Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, 
            Corbett, De Le�n, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Strickland, 
            Wyland, Yee
           
          SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  72-0, 5/23/11 - See last page for vote


            SUBJECT  :    Gambling Control Commission:  Gaming Policy 
                      Advisory Committee

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires the Gaming Policy Advisory 
          Committee to meet at least twice a year and would require 
          the California Gambling Control Commission to consult with 
          the committee on recommended proposed regulations, as 
          specified.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law:

          1. The Gambling Control Act (Business and Professions Code 
             Section 19800 et seq.) establishes a regulatory 
             framework for gaming in California, creating the 
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             California Gambling Control Commission with the 
             authority to approve deny, revoke, or suspend gambling 
             licenses and permits for reasonable cause.

          2.  Establishes a 10-member Gaming Policy Advisory 
             Committee, composed of representatives of controlled 
             gambling licensees and members of the general public in 
             equal numbers. 

          3.  Requires the executive director of the Gambling Control 
             Commission to periodically convene the Advisory 
             Committee to discuss recommended controlled gambling 
             regulatory policy.  

          4.  Provides the committee may not advise the commission on 
             Indian gaming.

          This bill requires the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee to 
          meet at least twice a year and would require the California 
          Gambling Control Commission to consult with the committee 
          on recommended proposed regulations, as specified.

           Comments
           
          According to the author's office, this bill seeks to 
          revitalize the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee by ensuring 
          that the committee actually holds meetings and requires the 
          Commission to consult with the committee on recommended 
          proposed regulations.  

          This bill will make the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee 
          more relevant to the Gambling Control Commission, gaming 
          industry, and the public at large.  The Commission is 
          responsible for appointing and constituting the Advisory 
          Committee.  Yet, under current law, there is no requirement 
          that the Advisory Committee meet.  In fact, the committee 
          has not met for more than two years.  This bill requires 
          the Advisory Committee to meet at least twice a year.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No




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           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  72-0, 5/23/11
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, 
            Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, 
            Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, 
            Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, 
            Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, 
            Jones, Knight, Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mansoor, Mendoza, 
            Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, 
            Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, 
            Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, 
            Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, Gorell, 
            Grove, Halderman, Logue, Ma


          PQ:kc  8/16/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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