Official Summary Text
SB 1195, as amended, Rubio.
California Horse Racing Board: public records: votes.
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law, known as tied-house restrictions, generally prohibits specified licensees, or their officers, directors, or agents, from giving or lending money or a thing of value to a person operating, owning, or maintaining any on-sale premises where alcoholic beverages are sold. In this regard, existing law specifically prohibits paying a retailer for advertising. Existing law creates a variety of exceptions to this prohibition, including permitting specified licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that is an owner, manager, agent or assignee
of the owner, or major tenant of certain venues, subject to specified conditions. Existing law requires the purchase of advertising space or time, in this context, to be conducted pursuant to a written contract. In this context, existing law makes certain acts of coercion crimes, including when an on-sale licensee coerces other specified licensees to purchase advertising space or time.
This bill would expand the above-described exception to tied-house restrictions that allows for the purchase of advertising by applying it to various facilities that are located in the Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego, as specified. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the
necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
The Horse Racing Law establishes the California Horse Racing Board and requires the board, among other things, to maintain a general office for the transaction of its business in the City of Sacramento, to maintain a public record of every vote at the general office, and to post the record of its vote on its internet website.
This bill would require the board to post the record of its vote on its internet website no later than the close of business of the 2nd business day after the meeting at which the vote was taken.