CA SB 1294

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Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1294 pass?

The current status of CA SB 1294 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-03): Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

What is CA SB 1294 about?

Existing law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Existing law prohibits the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions from exceeding 75 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races. This bill would exempt from the 75 imported race per day limitation, races imported that are part of the race card of the Japan Cup.

Who sponsors CA SB 1294?

Rubio is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1294.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-20
Latest action: 2026-08-03 — Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-08-03
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2026-07-02
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-02
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.
2026-06-29
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 24).
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2026-06-22
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2026-06-10
June 10 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-04
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-04-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-04-20
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3950.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-15
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3866.) (April 14).
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2026-03-26
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on G.O.
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2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-04-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Richardson: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-04-20 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Ashby: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Choi: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Limón: yes
- Stern: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Grove: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Jones: yes
- Laird: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Pérez: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-06-24 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Fong: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Solache: yes
- McKinnor: other
- Carrillo: other
- Berman: other

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