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. Existing law requires specified employees of a gambling enterprise to apply for and obtain from the commission a valid key employee license or a work permit.
California SB 819 (20212022) — Gambling Control Act.
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. Existing law requires specified employees of a gambling enterprise to apply for and obtain from the commission a valid key employee license or a work permit.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · upper
SB 819 G.O. Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Governmental Organization — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-03-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2021-03-03 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 22, 2021, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2021-03-04 From printer.
2021-03-11 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2021-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-04-07 Set for hearing April 20.
2021-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 857.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-05-04 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1062.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-05-20 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2021-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-08-19 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-23 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2524.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-26 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2021-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2021-10-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-10-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 553, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c86bd3c0-5dac-48aa-b2fb-2392a8e03350. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).