(1) The Horse Racing Law generally requires that any license granted to an association other than a fair is only for one type of racing, thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse racing, as the case may be, except that the California Horse Racing Board may authorize the entering of thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses in quarter horse races at a distance not exceeding 5 furlongs at quarter horse meetings, mixed breed meetings, and fair meetings under specified conditions. That law, notwithstanding these provisions, empowers the board to authorize mixed breed racing that sanctions, among other things, either an association to conduct a quarter horse meeting to include Appaloosa races and Arabian races with the consent of the quarter horse horsemen's organization or a race between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred horse at a thoroughbred meeting with the consent of the thoroughbred horsemen's organization, if each contracts with the association with respect to the conduct of the racing meeting.
California AB 558 (20152016) — Horse racing: nonthoroughbred races.
(1) The Horse Racing Law generally requires that any license granted to an association other than a fair is only for one type of racing, thoroughbred, harness, or quarter horse racing, as the case may be, except that the California Horse Racing Board may authorize the entering of thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses in quarter horse races at a distance not exceeding 5 furlongs at quarter horse meetings, mixed breed meetings, and fair meetings under specified conditions. That law, notwithstanding these provisions, empowers the board to authorize mixed breed racing that sanctions, among other things, either an association to conduct a quarter horse meeting to include Appaloosa races and Arabian races with the consent of the quarter horse horsemen's organization or a race between a quarter horse and a thoroughbred horse at a thoroughbred meeting with the consent of the thoroughbred horsemen's organization, if each contracts with the association with respect to the conduct of the racing meeting.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB558 Low By Hall Urgency Clause — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
AB 558 LOW Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
AB 558 LOW Concurrence - Urgency Added By GRAY — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Low — primary (person)
Fuller — coauthor (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Gray — coauthor (person)
Huff — coauthor (person)
Linder — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2015-03-26 Referred to Coms. on A. & A.R. and P. & C.P. referral-committee
2015-03-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-06 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1448.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-28 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-13 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2117.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-24 Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.
2015-08-24 Ordered to the Senate.
2015-08-24 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2016-02-10 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. reading-3, passage
2016-02-10 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-02-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-02-12 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2016-02-18 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-02-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (February 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-02-29 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-03-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-03-03 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3172.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-03-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-03-03 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2016-03-10 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (March 10). committee-passage
2016-03-17 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3975.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-03-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2016-03-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-03-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 3, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/83575143-6bf8-4f69-9d79-439a62ada024. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).