The Gambling Control Act provides for the licensure of certain individuals and establishments involved in various gambling activities, and for the regulation of those activities, by the California Gambling Control Commission. Existing law requires certain persons employed in the operation of a gambling enterprise, known as key employees, to apply for and obtain a key employee license. A key employee license entitles the holder to work in any key employee position at any gambling establishment, provided that the key employee terminates employment with one gambling establishment before commencing work for another. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program for portable personal licenses for key employees, to be implemented on or before July 1, 2008.
California SB 374 (20112012) — Gambling control: key employee licenses.
The Gambling Control Act provides for the licensure of certain individuals and establishments involved in various gambling activities, and for the regulation of those activities, by the California Gambling Control Commission. Existing law requires certain persons employed in the operation of a gambling enterprise, known as key employees, to apply for and obtain a key employee license. A key employee license entitles the holder to work in any key employee position at any gambling establishment, provided that the key employee terminates employment with one gambling establishment before commencing work for another. Existing law requires the commission to establish a program for portable personal licenses for key employees, to be implemented on or before July 1, 2008.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 12–0 (pass) · upper
SB 374 Strickland Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Strickland — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2011-03-15 Set for hearing April 26.
2011-04-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 738.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-10 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2011-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 987.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2011-06-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-13 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 13). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-14 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2454.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-18 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2011-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2011-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 263, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/99209d2e-37ee-4bca-aabd-2d4d581f1c2e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).