California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2838 — Gambling: local ordinances.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. Under existing law, any amendment to a city or county ordinance relating to gambling establishments, or the Gambling Control Act, is required to be submitted to the Department of Justice for review and comment before the ordinance is adopted by the city or county. This bill would require the Department of Justice to review and comment on any submitted ordinance within 60 days of receiving the ordinance.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6895.).

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6773.)

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5838.).

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. 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.

  15. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4901.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2838 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chu — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hill — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2838 LOW Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53004
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 74004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 4000
Republican 2000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Kiley — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gray — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2838 do?
Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. Under existing law, any amendment to a city or county ordinance relating to gambling establishments, or the Gambling Control Act, is required to be submitted to the Department of Justice for review and comment before the ordinance is adopted by the city or county. This bill would require the Department of Justice to review and comment on any submitted ordinance within 60 days of receiving the ordinance.
Who sponsors AB 2838?
AB 2838 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 2838?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 AB 2838?
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