CA AB 1526
enactedHorse racing: audits of the horsemen's organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1526 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1526 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1526 about?
Existing law requires an annual audit of the financial books and records of the horsemen's organizations, with respect to pension funds received by the organizations pursuant to specified laws, to be conducted by a nationally recognized accounting firm within 90 days of the close of the fund's business year. This bill would eliminate the 90-day time limit on conducting the annual audit and would authorize the California Horse Racing Board to permit exceptions to the audit requirement. The Horse Racing Law requires each application for a license to conduct a horse racing meeting to be accompanied by a deposit to secure the payment of any license fee imposed pursuant to specified provisions of that law, in the form of a certified check payable to the Treasurer of the State of California, in the amount of $10,000. Under the Horse Racing Law, a person engaged in the conduct of a recognized horse race meeting is required to pay a separate license fee imposed under other provisions of the Horse Racing Law in lieu of the license fee subject to that deposit requirement. This bill would eliminate this deposit requirement and would make other conforming changes. Existing law authorizes the board to approve minisatellite wagering sites, as defined, under specified conditions. Existing law requires an organization formed by associations or fairs to operate the audiovisual signal system to execute a specified agreement with the association conducting a racing meeting and the minisatellite wagering facility that specifies, among other things, the components of its racing program, including live, out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, that an association or fair will make available to the site. This bill would explicitly require the agreement to specify which live in-state races would be provided by the association or fair to the site. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes, including deleting obsolete language.
Who sponsors CA AB 1526?
Committee on Governmental Organization is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1526.
Description
Existing law requires an annual audit of the financial books and records of the horsemen's organizations, with respect to pension funds received by the organizations pursuant to specified laws, to be conducted by a nationally recognized accounting firm within 90 days of the close of the fund's business year. This bill would eliminate the 90-day time limit on conducting the annual audit and would authorize the California Horse Racing Board to permit exceptions to the audit requirement. The Horse Racing Law requires each application for a license to conduct a horse racing meeting to be accompanied by a deposit to secure the payment of any license fee imposed pursuant to specified provisions of that law, in the form of a certified check payable to the Treasurer of the State of California, in the amount of $10,000. Under the Horse Racing Law, a person engaged in the conduct of a recognized horse race meeting is required to pay a separate license fee imposed under other provisions of the Horse Racing Law in lieu of the license fee subject to that deposit requirement. This bill would eliminate this deposit requirement and would make other conforming changes. Existing law authorizes the board to approve minisatellite wagering sites, as defined, under specified conditions. Existing law requires an organization formed by associations or fairs to operate the audiovisual signal system to execute a specified agreement with the association conducting a racing meeting and the minisatellite wagering facility that specifies, among other things, the components of its racing program, including live, out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, that an association or fair will make available to the site. This bill would explicitly require the agreement to specify which live in-state races would be provided by the association or fair to the site. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes, including deleting obsolete language.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Governmental Organizationauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-15
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-15
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-14
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6808.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-18
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-16
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-15
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-03
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
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2026-06-02
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-22
From inactive file.
2026-05-22
Ordered to second reading.
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2025-09-11
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Padilla.
2025-07-10
From Consent Calendar.
2025-07-10
Ordered to third reading.
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2025-07-09
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2025-07-08
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8).
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2025-05-14
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2025-05-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-05-01
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1388.)
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2025-04-28
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2025-04-24
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 23).
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2025-03-24
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2025-03-19
From printer. May be heard in committee April 18.
2025-03-18
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Ramos: yes
- Davies: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Fong: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
AB 1526 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day
2025-05-01 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Bains: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Lee: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Flora: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Soria: yes
- Patel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Davies: yes
- Berman: yes
- McKinnor: other
- Papan: other
- Chen: other
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2025-07-08 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Jones: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Padilla: yes
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