Fairs: free admissions.
Summary
(1) Existing law governs expositions and fairs in this state, including the California Exposition and State Fair, county and district fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. Existing law defines courtesy pass admission as an admission without payment of the admission charge to any state, county, district, or citrus fruit fair, except, among other things, admission of any military personnel in uniform. This bill would expand that exception to include the admission of any military personnel, regardless whether they are in uniform. (2) If a charge is made for admission to enter a state, county, district, or citrus fruit fair, existing law authorizes, among others, military personnel in uniform to be admitted to the fairgrounds without the payment of the established admission price. The bill would expand that authorization to include the admission of any military personnel without payment, regardless whether they are in uniform.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Assembly Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Feb 14, 2024
Signed Aug 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2024 · Assembly Aug 15, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Apr 18, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Aug 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6320.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7).
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3672.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3444.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
RRepublican
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