AB 2446 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Attorney General: investigations: prediction market wagering.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice under the direction and control of the Attorney General and requires the department to, among other things, maintain a continuing investigation on a statewide basis of investment frauds and business crimes. This bill would require the Attorney General to investigate any payout of $5,000 or more received as a result of prediction market wagering if the event outcome was a matter of national security.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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03/23/26 - Amended Assembly → AB2446 · 1 edit

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No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions of AB 2446. The differences are entirely in formatting and presentation: the bill text moved from a traditional legislative document layout with line numbers to a web-based display format with navigation elements. The actual legal provisions (adding Section 15006.5 to the Government Code and amending Section 100) remain identical.

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers and page headers) to a web-based display format with navigation menus, search tools, and metadata fields. No changes to the actual legal language or policy content were made.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors