republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-163.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gambling: local ordinances."
description: "Gambling: local ordinances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 163"
citation: "California AB 163 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling: local ordinances."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 41
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2007-01-22"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e442b510-8207-43af-a7eb-0004aa865f42"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163"
source_hash: "1e13914bdb64331d4577fa268711cc47303311b44ef5a8a2f7f82615c702fcd2"
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 AB 163 (20072008) — Gambling: local ordinances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/22/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16399INT)
2. **03/28/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16398AMD)
3. **04/02/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16395AMD)
4. **06/01/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16397AMD)
5. **09/07/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16396AMD)
6. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16393CHP)
7. **AB163** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163)
8. **08/27/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB163&version=20070AB16394ENR)

## Votes

- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB163 Mendoza By Negrete McLeod — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 163 MENDOZA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Be referred to Committee on Business and Professions. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 163 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mendoza — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-01-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-01-23** From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security. `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-12** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 24). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 29. Page 1902.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-06-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-07-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2007-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2007-08-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **2007-09-07** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2007-09-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-09-10** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.
- **2007-09-10** (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2541.)
- **2008-02-13** To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.
- **2008-04-02** From inactive file. To second reading.
- **2008-04-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-04-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-06-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-06-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-07-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 4604.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-07-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-07-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-18** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6654.)
- **2008-08-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6680.)
- **2008-08-20** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 20). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-21** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 65. Noes 8. Page 6764.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e442b510-8207-43af-a7eb-0004aa865f42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).