California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 126 — Bingo: remote caller bingo.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 562, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) The California Constitution allows the Legislature, by statute, to authorize cities and counties to provide for bingo games for charitable purposes. The California Remote Caller Bingo Act permits cities and counties to allow bingo games and remote caller bingo games, as defined, to be conducted by specified organizations for charitable purposes pursuant to an ordinance that allows those games to be conducted only in accordance with specified requirements. Existing law includes school districts among the organizations authorized to conduct bingo games, and includes charitable organizations affiliated with a school district among the organizations authorized to conduct remote caller bingo games. This bill would delete the reference to school districts in the provisions specifying the organizations that may conduct bingo games and would instead authorize charitable organizations affiliated with a school district to conduct bingo games. The bill would set forth a model ordinance to authorize remote caller bingo. The bill would make other conforming changes. (2) The act requires the California Gambling Control Commission, by May 1, 2009, to adopt emergency regulations concerning remote caller bingo and card-minding devices, effective for an initial period of 180 days, and permits one readoption of those emergency regulations for an additional period of 180 days. The commission is directed to complete the normal public notice and comment process, giving careful consideration to the comments of all interested parties. This bill, instead, would provide that all emergency regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to these provisions before July 1, 2009, shall remain in effect until December 31, 2011, except to the extent that the commission exercises its power to adopt, amend, or repeal those regulations in whole or in part. The bill would delete the requirement that the commission complete the normal public notice and comment process. (3) The act provides that an organization authorized to conduct a remote caller bingo game shall not have overhead costs, as defined, exceeding 20% of gross sales. This bill would provide that fees paid to financial institutions for the use and processing of credit card sales may be deducted from the amount of gross revenues awarded for prizes and not included in overhead costs, as provided. (4) The act requires an organization that conducts a remote caller bingo game to have the records pertaining to those games audited at least annually by an independent California certified public accountant and for copies of the audit report to be provided to the California Gambling Control Commission. This bill would provide that the audit report shall account for the annual amount of fees paid to financial institutions for the use and processing of credit card sales and the amount redirected from overhead costs, as provided. (5) The act requires the California Gambling Control Commission to establish reasonable criteria regulating, and to require the licensure and registration of, specified persons, including any person who provides services or equipment designed for use in the playing of remote caller bingo games by any nonprofit organization registered to conduct those bingo games. This bill would delete the requirement that the commission establish criteria for the registration of the persons described above. (6) The act requires the commission to establish reasonable criteria for, and to require the licensure and registration of, any person who provides card-minding devices or other equipment or services designed for use in the playing of bingo games by any nonprofit organization registered to conduct bingo games. This bill would delete the requirement that the commission establish criteria for the registration of the persons described above. (7) This bill would make various technical, nonsubstantive changes to the provisions governing remote caller bingo games. (8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 562, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 10:30 a.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2295.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2920.) To Senate.

  7. Read third time. Amended. (Page 2825.) To third reading.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  10. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  12. (Heard in committee on July 8.)

  13. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. To Com. on G.O.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 1003.) To Assembly.

  19. Placed on third reading.

  20. From Special Consent Calendar.

  21. To Special Consent Calendar.

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  24. Set for hearing April 27.

  25. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 477.)

  27. Set for hearing April 14.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  29. To Com. on G.O.

  30. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cedillo · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Cedillo

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB126 Cedillo

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36101
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 39101
% of votes cast 95%2%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 126 Cedillo Third Reading Urgency By COTO

Passed 87 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 3000
Republican 2100
Total 87103
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Bass — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Coto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Silva — Yea
Evans — Not Voting

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Senate 3rd Reading SB126 Cedillo Urgency Clause

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35100
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 39100
% of votes cast 98%3%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Nay
Wright — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 2000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Florez — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Harman — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 126 do?
(1) The California Constitution allows the Legislature, by statute, to authorize cities and counties to provide for bingo games for charitable purposes. The California Remote Caller Bingo Act permits cities and counties to allow bingo games and remote caller bingo games, as defined, to be conducted by specified organizations for charitable purposes pursuant to an ordinance that allows those games to be conducted only in accordance with specified requirements. Existing law includes school districts among the organizations authorized to conduct bingo games, and includes charitable organizations affiliated with a school district among the organizations authorized to conduct remote caller bingo games. This bill would delete the reference to school districts in the provisions specifying the organizations that may conduct bingo games and would instead authorize charitable organizations affiliated with a school district to conduct bingo games. The bill would set forth a model ordinance to authorize remote caller bingo. The bill would make other conforming changes. (2) The act requires the California Gambling Control Commission, by May 1, 2009, to adopt emergency regulations concerning remote caller bingo and card-minding devices, effective for an initial period of 180 days, and permits one readoption of those emergency regulations for an additional period of 180 days. The commission is directed to complete the normal public notice and comment process, giving careful consideration to the comments of all interested parties. This bill, instead, would provide that all emergency regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to these provisions before July 1, 2009, shall remain in effect until December 31, 2011, except to the extent that the commission exercises its power to adopt, amend, or repeal those regulations in whole or in part. The bill would delete the requirement that the commission complete the normal public notice and comment process. (3) The act provides that an organization authorized to conduct a remote caller bingo game shall not have overhead costs, as defined, exceeding 20% of gross sales. This bill would provide that fees paid to financial institutions for the use and processing of credit card sales may be deducted from the amount of gross revenues awarded for prizes and not included in overhead costs, as provided. (4) The act requires an organization that conducts a remote caller bingo game to have the records pertaining to those games audited at least annually by an independent California certified public accountant and for copies of the audit report to be provided to the California Gambling Control Commission. This bill would provide that the audit report shall account for the annual amount of fees paid to financial institutions for the use and processing of credit card sales and the amount redirected from overhead costs, as provided. (5) The act requires the California Gambling Control Commission to establish reasonable criteria regulating, and to require the licensure and registration of, specified persons, including any person who provides services or equipment designed for use in the playing of remote caller bingo games by any nonprofit organization registered to conduct those bingo games. This bill would delete the requirement that the commission establish criteria for the registration of the persons described above. (6) The act requires the commission to establish reasonable criteria for, and to require the licensure and registration of, any person who provides card-minding devices or other equipment or services designed for use in the playing of bingo games by any nonprofit organization registered to conduct bingo games. This bill would delete the requirement that the commission establish criteria for the registration of the persons described above. (7) This bill would make various technical, nonsubstantive changes to the provisions governing remote caller bingo games. (8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 126?
SB 126 is sponsored by Cedillo.
What is the current status of SB 126?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 126?
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