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Assembly Governmental Organization Committee

June 10, 2026 · Governmental Organization · 1,091 words · 18 speakers · 79 segments

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Bob Archuletaother

There it is. I think that's got it. Well, thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you so much. and assembly members for gathering for this one bill. And I thank you so very, very much. And Madam Chair, thank you, members. I'm presenting Senate Bill 920, a good governance bill based on a 2018 audit report of the Gaming Control Fund. Senate Bill 920 would require the Gaming Commission upon adoption or adjustment of a fee that is deposited into the Gaming Control Fund to maintain a regulation that states the authorized purpose and use of the fee. This provision is an important step towards ensuring that all fees collected under the Gaming Control Act are clearly tied to their specific regulatory purposes and that stakeholders can readily understand how fee revenues are used to protect and support the oversight responsibilities of the California Gaming Control Commission and the Department of Justice Senate Bill 920 enhances transparency, accountability, and fiscal integrity in the implementation of regulatory fees under California's Gambling Control Act. Senate Bill 920 advances good governance practice that promote greater transparency in fee adoption and expenditures and protects the integrity of the regulatory funding mechanism. This bill has no opposition. With me today to testify are Jarrett Bolinian and Brian Lundgren on behalf of the sponsors, Communities for California Cardrooms. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

If you want to come up and testify.

Yes, thank you.

You'll each have two minutes.

Jarrett Blanianother

Yes, thank you. Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members. Jarrett Blanian on behalf of Lucky Chances Casino, Capital Casino, and Ace & Vine in strong support of this measure, as Mr. Archuleta said, to add kind of belt and suspenders to the fees of the Gambling Control Commission. Thank you.

Thank you. If we can pause for a moment so we can establish quorum. Thank you. Madam, can you, Secretary, can you call the roll, please?

On the quorum, Rubio.

Susan Rubioother

Here. Rubio here.

Davies.

Laurie Daviesother

Here. Davies here.

Alvarez.

David Alvarezother

Alvarez here.

Berman.

Marc Bermanother

Brian.

Carrillo. Dixon.

Diane Dixonother

Dixon here.

Fong. Gabriel.

Jesse Gabrielother

Gibson.

Mike Gipsonother

Here. Gibson here.

Macedo. McKinner.

Susan Rubioother

McKinner here.

Wynn?

Lori Wilsonother

Wynn here.

Pacheco?

Blanca Pachecoother

Here. Pacheco here.

Ramos?

James Ramosother

Here. Ramos here.

Rodriguez? Solache?

Jose Solacheother

Solache here.

Soria?

Esmeralda Soriaother

Soria here.

Ta?

Tri Taother

Yeah. Ta here.

Valencia? Wallace?

Greg Wallisother

Here. Wallace here.

We have a quorum. Thank you. You may continue.

Jarrett Blanianother

Madam Chair, Brian Lundgren.

You've got to hit that mic right there. Here you go.

Jarrett Blanianother

Madam Chair, Brian Lundgren of the Community for California Card Rooms. Thank you for hearing this bill. I want to thank Senator Archuleta for sponsoring it and carrying it. Requiring published statements of purpose and cost basis summaries is just good governance, and this is what this bill does. And we respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Any other folks in support? Members of the audience in support? Okay. Any questions from the committee? Assemblymember Dixon?

Diane Dixonother

Did I hear correctly that this bill is a result of an audit completed in 2018?

Jarrett Blanianother

Yes, ma'am.

Diane Dixonother

What took so long?

Jarrett Blanianother

Governance.

Diane Dixonother

I support the bill.

Thank you. Thank you. Okay. I have a motion by Assemblymember Gibson, second by Assemblymember Soria. Any other questions from the committee? Okay. Hearing none, I have a motion in a second. Oh, I'm sorry. Senator, you may close.

Bob Archuletaother

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Okay. SB 820 Archuleta, the motion is due pass to appropriations. Rubio?

Susan Rubioother

Aye.

Rubio, aye. Davies?

Laurie Daviesother

Aye.

Davies, aye. Alvarez?

David Alvarezother

Aye.

Alvarez, aye. Berman?

Marc Bermanother

Aye.

Brian? Carrillo? Dixon?

Diane Dixonother

Dixon, aye.

Fong? Gabriel Gibson Aye Gibson aye Macedo McKinner Aye McKinner aye Nguyen aye Pacheco Aye Pacheco aye Ramos. Aye. Ramos, aye. Rodriguez. Aye. Rodriguez, aye. Solache. Aye. Solache, aye. Soria. Soria, aye. Ta. Aye. Ta, aye. Valencia. Wallace. Wallace, aye. Okay. It has enough votes to get out, but we will leave the roll open for additional members. Thank you. Thank you. And then before we leave, we have to do the consent calendar. I need a motion for the consent calendar. And then on the consent calendar, sorry about that, measures on the consent calendar, we have SB 33 Cortese, SB 1205, Valladares, SB 1235, Senate Governmental Organization, SB 1236, Senate Governmental Organization, SB 1236, Senate Governmental Organization, SB 1273 Cabaldon and SB 1434 Senate governmental organizations. And I have a motion in a second. And Madam Secretary, can you take the roll, please?

On the consent calendar, the motion for all of the bills is due pass to appropriations.

Recommend consent. Rubio?

Susan Rubioother

Aye.

Rubio, aye. Davies?

Laurie Daviesother

Aye.

Davies, aye. Alvarez?

David Alvarezother

Aye.

Alvarez, aye. Berman?

Marc Bermanother

Aye.

Berman, aye. Brian? Carrillo Dixon Dixon aye Fong Fong aye Gabriel Gabriel aye Gibson Gibson aye Macito McKenner McKenner aye Wyn Wyn aye Pacheco Pacheco aye Ramos Ramos aye Rodriguez? Rodriguez aye. Solache?

Jose Solacheother

Aye.

Solache aye. Soria?

Esmeralda Soriaother

Aye.

Soria aye.

Tri Taother

Aye.

Ta aye. Valencia? Wallace?

Greg Wallisother

Aye.

Wallace aye. Okay, we're lifting the call for absent members for SB 920. SB 920, Berman?

Marc Bermanother

Aye.

Berman aye. Bryan? Carrillo? Fong Fong I Gabriel Gabriel I Macedo Valencia OK. OK. Yes, we'll leave the roll open for five minutes for absent members. And thank you, everyone else, for getting here as quickly as you could. Thank you. Thank you. Opening the roll for Assemblymember Brian on the consent calendar. I SB 920 Archuleta Brian Brian I We just need a mosquito and Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. We'll go ahead and adjourn at 2 p.m. And if the members aren here we going to be gone anyway so the meeting adjourned at 2 p Thank you Thank you. Thank you.

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