Bill Text: CA SB399 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Tidelands and submerged lands: City of Los Angeles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 450, Statutes of 2015. [SB399 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB399-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 399	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hall

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section 19819 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to gambling.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 399, as introduced, Hall. Gambling: California Gambling Control
Commission.
   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. The act requires 5 members to be
appointed to the commission by the Governor, subject to confirmation
by the Senate. The act specifies that a majority of the appointed
members of the commission is a quorum and that the concurring vote of
3 members of the commission is required for any official action of
the commission or for the exercise of any of the commission's duties,
powers, or functions. Existing law requires that a public record of
every vote of the commission be maintained at its principal office.
   This bill would additionally require that a public record of every
vote of the commission be posted on the commission's Internet Web
site no later than 48 hours after the vote is taken.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 19819 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19819.  (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a general
office for the transaction of its business in Sacramento. The
commission may hold meetings at any place within the state when the
interests of the public may be better served.
   (b) A public record of every vote shall be maintained at the
commission's principal  office.   office and
posted on the commission's Internet Web site no later than 48 hours
after the vote is taken. 
   (c) A majority of the membership of the commission is a quorum of
the commission. The concurring vote of three members of the
commission shall be required for any official action of the
commission or for the exercise of any of the commission's duties,
powers, or functions.
   (d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Article 9
(commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code applies to meetings of the
commission. Notwithstanding Section 11125.1 of the Government Code,
 documents, which   documents that  are
filed with the commission by the department for the purpose of
evaluating the qualifications of an  applicant, 
 applicant  are exempt from disclosure under Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code.