Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally vests the administration of horse racing with the California Horse Racing Board, and requires the board to set minimum jockey riding fees. Existing law also prohibits the paymaster of a racing association or racing fair from disbursing any sum from a jockey's compensation to any person other than the jockey, except as specified. A violation of the Horse Racing Law, where no other penalty is expressed, is a misdemeanor.
California AB 1226 (20132014) — Horse racing: jockey riding fees.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, generally vests the administration of horse racing with the California Horse Racing Board, and requires the board to set minimum jockey riding fees. Existing law also prohibits the paymaster of a racing association or racing fair from disbursing any sum from a jockey's compensation to any person other than the jockey, except as specified. A violation of the Horse Racing Law, where no other penalty is expressed, is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1226 HALL Concurrence - Urgency Added — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1226 HALL Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1226 Hall By Wright Urgency Clause — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-02 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1344.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-12 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-26 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-03 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2109.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-09-06 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2932.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/08b116c9-50d5-4ddf-9373-138a4f573a4d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).