CaliforniaGaming law experience qualifies for a commission attorney seat
The commission’s attorney member may qualify through gaming law experience as well as regulatory law experience.
What it does
One of the commission’s five members must be a California lawyer with regulatory or gaming law experience. Gaming law experience now also qualifies for this seat.
Argument forA lawyer with gaming law experience could bring knowledge of gambling rules to the commission’s work.
Argument againstRequiring legal experience in gaming or regulation could limit the pool of lawyers eligible for this commission seat.
More detail
One member must be a California lawyer with regulatory or gaming law experience. This qualification applies to one of the five members of the California Gambling Control Commission.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 20Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 20Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 30In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2793 G.O. (Blanca Rubio). Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 30Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Jun 25Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 25From Consent Calendar.
- Jun 24Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 23From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- May 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4918.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2793 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 22).Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Mar 18From printer. May be heard in committee April 17.
- Mar 17Read first time. To print.Introduced
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