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AB 58 California Assembly · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Sports betting pools.

Summary
Existing law makes it either a misdemeanor or a felony, punishable by imprisonment in either a county jail or in the state prison, for a person, whether or not for gain, hire, or reward, to make a betting pool or place a bet or wager on the result of any contest or event, including a sporting event, as specified. This bill would create an exception to that provision, making it an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed $250, for a person, not for gain, hire, or reward, other than that at stake under conditions available to every participant, to participate in a bet, wager, or betting pool with another person or group of persons who are not acting for gain, hire, or reward other than that at stake under conditions available to every participant, on the result of any contest or event, including a sporting event, as specified. This exception would not apply to any bet, bets, wager, wagers, or betting pool or pools made online or to betting pools with more than $2,500 at stake.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2008
Committee Review
Jun 2009
Assembly Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
Jun 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Dec 5, 2008 Signed Aug 6, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2009 · Assembly May 14, 2009

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Jun 29, 2009
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
14 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 5, 2009
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 29, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0)
senate
Jun 23, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 9, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).
upper
May 21, 2009
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
May 14, 2009
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (62-1-7)
assembly
May 7, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 6).
lower
Apr 22, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21).
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Re-referred. (Ayes 18. Noes 1.) (April 1).
lower
Feb 5, 2009
Committee
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S.
lower
Dec 8, 2008
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.
lower
Dec 5, 2008
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
KD
Kevin D Jeffries
RRepublican
CA
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