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SB-601 Gambling policy.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Many states are currently examining their laws governing gambling and, as a result of that examination, are expanding gambling in their states to compete with other states that permit more expansive gambling and a greater variety of legalized games.
(b) California gambling establishments and tribes compete with gambling establishments in many states for gambling revenues. This competition has an economic impact beyond gambling, including, but not limited to, reduced revenues from tourism and entertainment and state and local tax proceeds.
(c) Laws and regulations governing gambling establishments and permitted games, including, but not limited to, the Gambling Control Act and the Penal Code, the regulations adopted pursuant to those laws, and the enforcement of those laws and regulations by the California Gambling Control Commission, the Department of Justice, and local governments, have an impact on California’s potential to compete for additional revenues and tax proceeds.

SEC. 2.

 Section 19817 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19817.
 (a) The commission shall establish a Gaming Policy Advisory Committee. The commission shall appoint five representatives of controlled gambling licensees and five members of the general public to the committee. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one additional person employed by the Legislature to serve as ex officio members of the committee.
(b) The executive director shall, from time to time, convene the committee for the purpose of discussing matters of controlled gambling regulatory policy and any other relevant gambling-related issues, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The extent to which the regulation of permitted games, game procedures, and gambling expansion impedes the economic growth of the gambling sector in California.
(2) The impact of the regulation described in paragraph (1) on state and local tax and fee proceeds.
(3) The impact of new technologies on gambling.
(c)  The commission shall establish and appoint a Gaming Policy Advisory Committee of 10 members. The committee shall be composed of representatives of controlled gambling licensees and members of the general public in equal numbers. The executive director shall, from time to time, convene the committee for the purpose of discussing matters of controlled gambling regulatory policy and any other relevant gambling-related issue. The  recommendations concerning gambling policy made by the committee shall be presented to the commission, but shall be deemed advisory and not binding on the commission in the performance of its duties or functions. The committee may shall  not advise the commission on Indian gaming.

SEC. 3.

 Section 19818 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.

19818.
 (a) The commission shall investigate the following matters:
(1) The consequences, benefits, and disadvantages of imposing a state tax on revenue generated by licensed gambling establishments.
(2) Regulation of advertising for the purpose of limiting exposure of children to materials promoting gambling.
(b) The commission shall report its findings to the Legislature and the Governor no later than January 1, 2005.

SEC. 4.

 Section 19840 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19840.
 The commission may adopt regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. To the extent appropriate, regulations of the commission and the department shall take into consideration the operational differences of large and small establishments. establishments and any fiscal and economic impact that may result.