California Gambling Control Commission and Department of Justice: postemployment restrictions.
Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. The act specifies qualifications for eligibility as a member of the commission and provides that a person is ineligible for appointment if, within 2 years prior to appointment, the person was employed by, retained by, or derived substantial income from, a gambling establishment. The act prohibits a member of the commission, the executive director, the chief, and any employee of the commission or department designated by regulation, for a period of 3 years after leaving office or terminating employment, for compensation, from acting as agent or attorney for any other person before the commission or the department if the appearance or communication is for the purpose of influencing administrative action, as specified. A person who willfully violates any provision of the act for which a penalty is not expressly provided is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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SB 666
California SB 666 (20172018)
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California Gambling Control Commission and Department of Justice: postemployment restrictions.
California SB 666 (20172018) — California Gambling Control Commission and Department of Justice: postemployment restrictions.
Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. The act specifies qualifications for eligibility as a member of the commission and provides that a person is ineligible for appointment if, within 2 years prior to appointment, the person was employed by, retained by, or derived substantial income from, a gambling establishment. The act prohibits a member of the commission, the executive director, the chief, and any employee of the commission or department designated by regulation, for a period of 3 years after leaving office or terminating employment, for compensation, from acting as agent or attorney for any other person before the commission or the department if the appearance or communication is for the purpose of influencing administrative action, as specified. A person who willfully violates any provision of the act for which a penalty is not expressly provided is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 666 Vidak Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Vidak — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2017-03-09 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2017-03-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-03-31 Set for hearing April 25.
2017-04-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 827.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 8.
2017-05-03 May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1345.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-12 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2017-06-21 June 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2017-07-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2770.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-24 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5dc4212b-b941-443e-8fe9-a974ed8cc981. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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