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AB-2793 • 2026

California Gambling Control Commission.

California Gambling Control Commission.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Committee on Governmental Organization (A) - (Assembly Members Blanca Rubio (Chair), Davies (Vice Chair), Berman, Carrillo, Dixon, Fong, Gallagher, Gipson, Macedo, McKinnor, Pacheco, Michelle Rodriguez, Solache, Soria, Ta, Valencia, and Wallis)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 22).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the number of commissioners or the appointment process, which were included in the candidate explanation.

California Gambling Control Commission Changes

This bill updates the requirements for one member of the California Gambling Control Commission by changing the legal experience needed from regulatory law to regulatory or gaming law.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the requirement for one commission member to have regulatory or gaming law experience instead of just regulatory law experience.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The California Gambling Control Commission and its members.

Terms To Know

Gambling Control Act
A law that sets rules for legal gambling in California, including who can run gambling businesses and how they are checked.
Commissioner
One of the five people chosen by the Governor to be on the California Gambling Control Commission.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify other technical changes it makes.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect current commission members or their work.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  2. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

  3. 2026-03-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee April 17.

  4. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2793, as introduced, Committee on Governmental Organization.
California Gambling Control Commission.
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 by the Department of Justice. Under existing law, the commission consists of 5 members who are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Existing law requires one member of the commission, among other criteria, to be an attorney with regulatory law experience.
This bill would instead require one member of the commission, among other criteria, to be an attorney with regulatory or gaming law experience. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.

Current Bill Text

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