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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes."
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description: "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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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20252026"
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identifier: "AB 831"
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citation: "California AB 831 (20252026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Gambling", "operationofacontestorsweepstakes"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Valencia"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-02-19"
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last_action: "2025-10-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c552149-6d28-45bd-aefa-904d17f325cd"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831"
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source_hash: "6d59fe6c1a0346fda6057937e86ddb6fecbfe1edf4a7fad6e21f133484918a75"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 831 (20252026) — Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.
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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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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/19/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83199INT)
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2. **06/23/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83198AMD)
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3. **07/16/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83197AMD)
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4. **09/03/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83196AMD)
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5. **10/11/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83194CHP)
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6. **AB831** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831)
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7. **09/16/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB831&version=20250AB83195ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading AB831 Valencia By Cervantes — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–0** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 831 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 831 Ramos Assembly Third Reading — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Valencia — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-19** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
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- **2025-03-03** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2025-04-10** Withdrawn from committee.
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- **2025-04-10** Ordered to second reading.
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- **2025-04-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-05-05** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1420.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2025-05-14** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-10** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-11** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-06-13** From Consent Calendar.
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- **2025-06-13** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Richardson.
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- **2025-06-23** From inactive file.
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- **2025-06-23** Ordered to second reading.
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- **2025-06-23** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-06-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-06-27** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-27** Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2025-07-16** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-18** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-03** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-09-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-08** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2622.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-09-08** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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- **2025-09-09** Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-09-10** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3164.)
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- **2025-09-11** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (September 11). `committee-passage`
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- **2025-09-12** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3366.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-09-24** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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- **2025-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 623, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c552149-6d28-45bd-aefa-904d17f325cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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