--- type: "Bill" title: "State government." description: "(1) The Gambling Control Act, among other things, generally requires a person to be licensed by the California Gambling Control Commission to participate in operation of a controlled game. The act requires the commission to deny a license to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony, including a conviction by a federal court or a court in another state for a crime that would constitute a felony if committed in California." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20172018" identifier: "SB 112" citation: "California SB 112 (20172018)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["State government."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"] version_count: 6 action_count: 31 vote_count: 1 first_action: "2017-01-11" last_action: "2017-09-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a85e913-e387-4cbc-b7e5-c1b4f4f79a04" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112" source_hash: "840a5a6005a97ae2f778cc8ddd8b47abe4f7d2c0f49356cb8a13983275281de2" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 112 (20172018) — State government. (1) The Gambling Control Act, among other things, generally requires a person to be licensed by the California Gambling Control Commission to participate in operation of a controlled game. The act requires the commission to deny a license to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony, including a conviction by a federal court or a court in another state for a crime that would constitute a felony if committed in California. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/11/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112&version=20170SB11299INT) 2. **09/07/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112&version=20170SB11298AMD) 3. **09/11/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112&version=20170SB11297AMD) 4. **09/28/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112&version=20170SB11295CHP) 5. **SB112** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112) 6. **09/20/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB112&version=20170SB11296ENR) ## Votes - W/O REF. TO FILE SB112 B.&F.R. — **27–11** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-11** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-12** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 11. - **2017-01-19** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee` - **2017-05-08** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 982.) - **2017-05-08** Ordered to second reading. - **2017-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-05-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 1039.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-05-11** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2017-06-05** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee` - **2017-08-31** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 2825.) - **2017-08-31** Withdrawn from committee. - **2017-08-31** Ordered to second reading. - **2017-09-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-09-07** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2017-09-07** Ordered to third reading. - **2017-09-07** Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee` - **2017-09-07** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. - **2017-09-11** September 11 hearing postponed by committee. - **2017-09-11** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. - **2017-09-11** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-09-13** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. - **2017-09-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 9.) (September 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2017-09-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-09-15** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3470.) - **2017-09-15** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 3471.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-09-15** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2017-09-15** Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file. - **2017-09-15** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2960.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2017-09-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2017-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 363, Statutes of 2017. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a85e913-e387-4cbc-b7e5-c1b4f4f79a04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).