California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 558 — Horse racing: nonthoroughbred races.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 3, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Horse Racing Law generally requires that any license granted to an association other than a fair is only for one type of racing, thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse racing, as the case may be, except that the California Horse Racing Board may authorize the entering of thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses in quarter horse races at a distance not exceeding 5 furlongs at quarter horse meetings, mixed breed meetings, and fair meetings under specified conditions. That law, notwithstanding these provisions, empowers the board to authorize mixed breed racing that sanctions, among other things, either an association to conduct a quarter horse meeting to include Appaloosa races and Arabian races with the consent of the quarter horse horsemen's organization or a race between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred horse at a thoroughbred meeting with the consent of the thoroughbred horsemen's organization, if each contracts with the association with respect to the conduct of the racing meeting. This bill would empower the board to authorize an association licensed to conduct a thoroughbred race meeting to include up to 6 nonthoroughbred races per calendar year with the consent of the organization representing thoroughbred horsemen and horsewomen, provided, however, that a nonthoroughbred race shall not be held when a fair in the northern zone is conducting a race meeting without that fair's consent. Amounts deducted and distributed pursuant to the Horse Racing Law from wagering on nonthoroughbred races authorized pursuant to these provisions would be required to be deducted and distributed as if the wagers were placed on a thoroughbred race. By expanding the provisions of the Horse Racing Law, a violation of which is a crime, the bill would create new crimes and would thereby impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) 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 3, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3975.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (March 10).

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

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3172.).

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (February 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  17. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  18. Ordered to the Senate.

  19. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.

  20. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2117.).

  22. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  24. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  28. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1448.)

  29. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  30. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  33. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  34. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

  35. Referred to Coms. on A. & A.R. and P. & C.P.

  36. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  37. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gray · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Low · Primary
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 558 LOW Concurrence - Urgency Added By GRAY

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 590011
Democratic 3001
Republican 5000
Total 670012
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Chiu — Not Voting
Cooper — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Dababneh — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Wood — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Linder — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB558 Low By Hall Urgency Clause

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 2001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9003
Democratic 1000
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 2001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Democratic 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 558 LOW Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Chang — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Low — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 558 do?
(1) The Horse Racing Law generally requires that any license granted to an association other than a fair is only for one type of racing, thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse racing, as the case may be, except that the California Horse Racing Board may authorize the entering of thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses in quarter horse races at a distance not exceeding 5 furlongs at quarter horse meetings, mixed breed meetings, and fair meetings under specified conditions. That law, notwithstanding these provisions, empowers the board to authorize mixed breed racing that sanctions, among other things, either an association to conduct a quarter horse meeting to include Appaloosa races and Arabian races with the consent of the quarter horse horsemen's organization or a race between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred horse at a thoroughbred meeting with the consent of the thoroughbred horsemen's organization, if each contracts with the association with respect to the conduct of the racing meeting. This bill would empower the board to authorize an association licensed to conduct a thoroughbred race meeting to include up to 6 nonthoroughbred races per calendar year with the consent of the organization representing thoroughbred horsemen and horsewomen, provided, however, that a nonthoroughbred race shall not be held when a fair in the northern zone is conducting a race meeting without that fair's consent. Amounts deducted and distributed pursuant to the Horse Racing Law from wagering on nonthoroughbred races authorized pursuant to these provisions would be required to be deducted and distributed as if the wagers were placed on a thoroughbred race. By expanding the provisions of the Horse Racing Law, a violation of which is a crime, the bill would create new crimes and would thereby impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 558?
AB 558 is sponsored by Gray, Fuller, Huff, Linder, Low, and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 558?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
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