California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 649 — Gambling Control Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 432, Statutes of 2019.

  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 15, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The existing Gambling Control Act (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. The existing act specifically requires the commission to provide for a state gambling license, key employee license, or work permit and authorizes the commission to deny a license or work permit for any cause deemed reasonable by the commission. The existing act makes a person under 21 years of age ineligible for a work permit in a gambling establishment and prohibits that person from entering the premises of a gambling establishment, except as provided. The existing act makes it a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor, for a person under 21 years of age to, among other things, be an employee of a licensed gambling establishment, except in areas of the establishment where no gambling activity or activity directly associated with gambling takes place. This bill would permit a person who is 18 through 20 years of age to work in a gambling establishment without a work permit, but only in job classifications that do not involve working on the gaming floor or on other restricted access areas, as specified, and that are not involved in the play of a controlled game, as specified. The bill would require an employee who is 18 through 20 years of age to wear a chest-level badge on their outermost garment stating the person is under 21 years of age, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes. (2) The existing act requires an individual who is under 21 years of age and using a pathway to enter upon or pass through the gaming floor to be accompanied by or in the presence of a person or gambling establishment employee who is over 21 years of age, as specified. This bill would instead require a nonemployee who is under 21 years of age to be accompanied by a person or gambling establishment employee who is over 21 years of age, in certain areas of the establishment. (3) The existing act prohibits a person from being employed as a gambling enterprise employee unless the person has a work permit or is an independent contractor not required to hold a work permit. This bill would authorize a person to begin working as a gambling enterprise employee with limited job duties after applying for a work permit, provided that the person wears a chest-level badge on their outermost garment stating their temporary authorization, as specified. This bill would also permit a person who is 18 through 20 years of age to work as a gambling enterprise employee without a work permit but only in positions that are located outside of certain areas of the establishment and that do not involve gambling operations, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 432, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3408.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3370.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2750.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  14. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1475.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  22. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 649 Cristina Garcia Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51001
Democratic 22000
Republican 5000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Ting — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Wood — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB649 Cristina Garcia By Archuleta

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23004
Democratic 9001
Republican 3000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Pan — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Chang — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 649 Cristina Garcia Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46002
Democratic 23002
Republican 7000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Republican 2000
Democratic 6000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 649 do?
(1) The existing Gambling Control Act (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. The existing act specifically requires the commission to provide for a state gambling license, key employee license, or work permit and authorizes the commission to deny a license or work permit for any cause deemed reasonable by the commission. The existing act makes a person under 21 years of age ineligible for a work permit in a gambling establishment and prohibits that person from entering the premises of a gambling establishment, except as provided. The existing act makes it a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor, for a person under 21 years of age to, among other things, be an employee of a licensed gambling establishment, except in areas of the establishment where no gambling activity or activity directly associated with gambling takes place. This bill would permit a person who is 18 through 20 years of age to work in a gambling establishment without a work permit, but only in job classifications that do not involve working on the gaming floor or on other restricted access areas, as specified, and that are not involved in the play of a controlled game, as specified. The bill would require an employee who is 18 through 20 years of age to wear a chest-level badge on their outermost garment stating the person is under 21 years of age, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes. (2) The existing act requires an individual who is under 21 years of age and using a pathway to enter upon or pass through the gaming floor to be accompanied by or in the presence of a person or gambling establishment employee who is over 21 years of age, as specified. This bill would instead require a nonemployee who is under 21 years of age to be accompanied by a person or gambling establishment employee who is over 21 years of age, in certain areas of the establishment. (3) The existing act prohibits a person from being employed as a gambling enterprise employee unless the person has a work permit or is an independent contractor not required to hold a work permit. This bill would authorize a person to begin working as a gambling enterprise employee with limited job duties after applying for a work permit, provided that the person wears a chest-level badge on their outermost garment stating their temporary authorization, as specified. This bill would also permit a person who is 18 through 20 years of age to work as a gambling enterprise employee without a work permit but only in positions that are located outside of certain areas of the establishment and that do not involve gambling operations, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 649?
AB 649 is sponsored by Archuleta, Bob (Democratic) and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 649?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
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