Bill Commons

CA SB 920

enacted

The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 920 pass?

Yes. CA SB 920 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-14): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 920 about?

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. Existing law establishes the Gambling Control Fund within the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit of fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act. Under the act, specified licensing fees are required to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a state gambling license, as specified. Existing law requires that all fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act, except all fines and penalties, be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure exclusively for the support of the department and the commission in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under the act. This bill would require the commission or the department, upon the adoption or amendment of a fee that is deposited into the Gambling Control Fund, to post on its public internet website a detailed statement of the need for, purpose of, and authorized use of the fee, including the general activities the fee is intended to support, along with reference to publicly available rulemaking materials. The bill would state that these provisions do not apply to a fee adopted or amended prior to January 1, 2027.

Who sponsors CA SB 920?

Archuleta is the primary sponsor of CA SB 920.

Description

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. Existing law establishes the Gambling Control Fund within the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit of fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act. Under the act, specified licensing fees are required to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a state gambling license, as specified. Existing law requires that all fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act, except all fines and penalties, be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure exclusively for the support of the department and the commission in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under the act. This bill would require the commission or the department, upon the adoption or amendment of a fee that is deposited into the Gambling Control Fund, to post on its public internet website a detailed statement of the need for, purpose of, and authorized use of the fee, including the general activities the fee is intended to support, along with reference to publicly available rulemaking materials. The bill would state that these provisions do not apply to a fee adopted or amended prior to January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-09-14 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Archuletaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-14

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 225, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-14

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  6. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6493.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. 2026-06-24

    June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  13. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  15. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 4414.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4257.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  21. 2026-04-13

    April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 13.

  23. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-03-16

    Set for hearing March 24.

  25. 2026-03-12

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  26. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  27. 2026-01-29

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.

  28. 2026-01-28

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/28/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-28Compare
  • 03/12/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-12Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/14/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-14Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Ashby: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-13 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-05-22 · pass · 29-1

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Choi: other
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Grove: other
    • Niello: other
    • Valladares: other
    • Allen: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-10 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Carrillo: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Valencia: other

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