California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 246 — Horse racing: deductions and distributions: trust funds: harness and quarter horse racing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 226, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and parimutuel wagering on horse races. Existing law requires various deductions and distributions to be made from parimutuel pools, as specified. This bill would require a person licensed to conduct a horse racing meeting to hold in trust the distributions required to be made pursuant to the Horse Racing Law until the funds are paid to the various distributees. The bill would provide that these required deductions, except for those that enure to the benefit of the racing association, are trust funds and shall not be used by the racing association for any purpose other than for payment to those distributees as directed by the Horse Racing Law. The bill would provide that these funds are not the property of the racing association and are to be held in a separate depository account until they are actually distributed as provided for in the Horse Racing Law. By codifying requirements on licensees under the Horse Racing Law, the violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize a quarter horse and harness racing association, subject to approval by the California Horse Racing Board, to deduct from the total amount handled in the parimutuel pool for any type of wager up to 2% more of the total amount handled than was authorized on May 1, 2009, and would require any amount deducted under this authority to be distributed as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. 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 226, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3343.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 9).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 3202.)

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 2823.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1969.)

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  13. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  16. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1239.)

  19. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Price · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Price

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 246 Concurrence in Senate Amendments By COTO

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — 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
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bass — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
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 Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18004
Total 18004
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Yea
Anderson — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB246 Price Urgency Clause

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Runner — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1001
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Florez — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Price — Yea
Wright — Yea
Harman — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 246 PRICE Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Miller — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Cook — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Price — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 246 do?
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally regulates horse racing and parimutuel wagering on horse races. Existing law requires various deductions and distributions to be made from parimutuel pools, as specified. This bill would require a person licensed to conduct a horse racing meeting to hold in trust the distributions required to be made pursuant to the Horse Racing Law until the funds are paid to the various distributees. The bill would provide that these required deductions, except for those that enure to the benefit of the racing association, are trust funds and shall not be used by the racing association for any purpose other than for payment to those distributees as directed by the Horse Racing Law. The bill would provide that these funds are not the property of the racing association and are to be held in a separate depository account until they are actually distributed as provided for in the Horse Racing Law. By codifying requirements on licensees under the Horse Racing Law, the violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize a quarter horse and harness racing association, subject to approval by the California Horse Racing Board, to deduct from the total amount handled in the parimutuel pool for any type of wager up to 2% more of the total amount handled than was authorized on May 1, 2009, and would require any amount deducted under this authority to be distributed as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 246?
AB 246 is sponsored by Price.
What is the current status of AB 246?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.
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