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Bill	Horse racing.	Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering thereon, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board, as specified. Existing law provides that every steward and racing official shall be licensed and subject to both written and oral examinations, as specified. "Racing official" is defined to include official veterinarians. In general, a person who participates in a horse race without proper licensure is guilty of a misdemeanor.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20092010	AB 1575	California AB 1575 (20092010)	bill appropriation	Horse racing.	enacted	Committee on Governmental Organization	6	29	9	2009-03-23	2009-11-05	openstates	ocd-bill/e554be53-65c4-4e25-a97e-2b38e858f1ac	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1575	b0d4677420eb872697813a388b440e21400877365307544a7ec350847b579062	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 1575 (20092010) — Horse racing.

Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering thereon, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board, as specified. Existing law provides that every steward and racing official shall be licensed and subject to both written and oral examinations, as specified. "Racing official" is defined to include official veterinarians. In general, a person who participates in a horse race without proper licensure is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Version chain

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

1. 03/23/09 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 08/31/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 09/04/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 11/05/09 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
5. AB1575 (committee substitute) — source
6. 10/27/09 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1575 Committee on G.O. (Price) Reconsider — pass (pass) · upper
• AB 1575 G.O. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By COTO — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• Senate amendments be concurred in. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1575 Committee on G.O. (Price) By Price — pass (pass) · upper
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1575 Committee on G.O. (Price) By Price — fail (fail) · upper
• AB 1575 G.O. Assembly Third Reading By PRICE — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Committee on Governmental Organization — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-03-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2009-03-24 From printer. May be heard in committee April 23.
• 2009-04-02 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
• 2009-05-04 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2009-05-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2009-05-18 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2009-05-26 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 1665.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2009-05-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
• 2009-07-08 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2009-08-18 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
• 2009-08-19 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2009-08-31 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2009-09-01 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2009-09-04 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2009-09-08 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2009-09-10 Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 2393.) reading-3, reading-1
• 2009-09-10 Motion to reconsider made by Senator Price.
• 2009-09-10 Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2394.)
• 2009-10-14 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 2531.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2009-10-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after October 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2009-10-26 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3553.)
• 2009-10-26 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 3541.)
• 2009-10-26 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2009-10-26 From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (October 26). committee-passage
• 2009-10-26 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3353.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2009-10-29 Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:45 a.m.
• 2009-11-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2009-11-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 650, Statutes of 2009.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e554be53-65c4-4e25-a97e-2b38e858f1ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).