Bill Text: CA AB2005 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Assembly Bill 2005 (Prior Session Legislation)

CA State Legislature page for AB2005

Bill Title: California Horse Racing Board: membership and per diem.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-09-18 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2005 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2005-Enrolled.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2005	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 21, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 24, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Chesbro and Levine

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to amend Sections 19421 and 19425 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to horse racing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2005, Chesbro. California Horse Racing Board: membership and
per diem.
    Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of
live horse racing in this state and for wagering on horse races, and
for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to
regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board, as
specified. The Horse Racing Law provides that the board consists of 7
members appointed by the Governor and that the members of the board
receive a per diem of $100 for each day spent in attendance at
official meetings and be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties.
   This bill would expand the membership of the board to 9 members, 7
public members appointed by the Governor, one Member of the Senate
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and, one Member of the
Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would
provide that Members of the Legislature appointed to the board shall
serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the board and for a term of
2 years, with no limit on the number of terms that may be served by
any one Member. The bill would provide that legislative members are
subject to certain requirements, including, among other things,
ineligibility to serve on the subcommittees of the board. The bill
would also prohibit a legislative member of the board from receiving
per diem or reimbursement for traveling and other expenses from the
board for his or her service on the board.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 19421 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19421.  (a) The board consists of nine members, seven public
members appointed by the Governor, one Member of the Senate appointed
by the Senate Committee on Rules , and one Member of the Assembly
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Each public member shall
hold office for a term of four years, commencing at the expiration of
the previous term. A public member shall be eligible for
reappointment at the discretion of the Governor. Any vacancy of a
public member shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.

   (b) (1) Members of the Legislature appointed to the board shall
serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the board and each
appointed Member shall serve a term of two years, with no limit on
the number of terms that may be served by any one Member.
   (2) Members of the Legislature serving on the board are subject to
all of the following:
   (A) A legislative member is ineligible to serve on subcommittees
of the board.
   (B) A legislative member has no authority to designate a member of
his or her legislative staff or anyone else to serve as his or her
designee on the board.
   (C) A legislative member who fails to attend three consecutive
meetings of the board shall be replaced by the appointing authority.
  SEC. 2.  Section 19425 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19425.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the members of
the board shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for
each day spent in attendance at meetings scheduled by the chairperson
of the board for the purpose of fulfilling the duties of the board
pursuant to this chapter, and shall be reimbursed for traveling and
other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official
duties.
   (b) A Member of the Legislature serving on the board shall not
receive per diem or reimbursement for traveling or other expenses
from the board for his or her service on the board pursuant to
subdivision (a).