Existing law prohibits specified unfair acts or practices undertaken or committed by any person in the operation of any contest or sweepstakes including, among other things, using or offering for use any method intended to be used by a person interacting with an electronic video monitor to simulate gambling or play gambling-themed games in a business establishment that directly or indirectly implements the predetermination of sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value, or otherwise connects a sweepstakes player or participant with sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value.
California AB 831 (20252026) — Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.
Existing law prohibits specified unfair acts or practices undertaken or committed by any person in the operation of any contest or sweepstakes including, among other things, using or offering for use any method intended to be used by a person interacting with an electronic video monitor to simulate gambling or play gambling-themed games in a business establishment that directly or indirectly implements the predetermination of sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value, or otherwise connects a sweepstakes player or participant with sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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 — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 831 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 14–0 (pass) · upper
AB 831 Ramos Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Valencia — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2025-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-10 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-04-10 Ordered to second reading.
2025-04-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1420.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-14 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2025-06-10 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-13 From Consent Calendar.
2025-06-13 Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Richardson.
2025-06-23 From inactive file.
2025-06-23 Ordered to second reading.
2025-06-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-27 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2025-06-27 Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2025-07-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2622.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee