Horse racing: parimutuel wagering and charity racing days.
(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering on horse races, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board as specified. That law authorizes an association or fair to offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined, and authorizes the board to prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state.
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California Legislature
20132014
AB 2637
California AB 2637 (20132014)
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Horse racing: parimutuel wagering and charity racing days.
California AB 2637 (20132014) — Horse racing: parimutuel wagering and charity racing days.
(1) Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, provides for the operation of live horse racing in this state and for wagering on horse races, and for the operation of satellite wagering facilities, subject to regulation and oversight by the California Horse Racing Board as specified. That law authorizes an association or fair to offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined, and authorizes the board to prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2637 HALL Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-28 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-03-28 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
2014-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-14 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5113.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-11 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4378.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-07 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2014-08-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2014-08-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 241, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/196bbe8d-7b11-4f05-83b0-d9d2b2151b91. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).