SB-920 • 2026

The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Archuleta
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

SB 920, as amended, Archuleta.

What This Bill Does

SB 920, as amended, Archuleta.
The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.
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 and establishments by the Department of Justice.
Existing law establishes the Gambling Control Fund within the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit of fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-01 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on G.O.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-27 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing March 24.
2026-03-12 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on G.O.
2026-01-29 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
2026-01-28 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 920, as amended, Archuleta.
The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.
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 and establishments by the Department of Justice. Existing law establishes the Gambling Control Fund within the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit of fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act. Under the act, specified licensing fees are required to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a state gambling license, as specified. Existing law requires that all fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act, except all fines and penalties, be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure exclusively for the support of the department and the commission in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under the
act.
This bill would require the commission or the department, upon the adoption or adjustment of a fee that is deposited into the Gambling Control Fund, to maintain a regulation that states the authorized purpose and use of the fee, including the program activities funded and the categories of costs covered, among other things. The bill would prohibit a fee or adjustment to a fee from taking effect until the required regulation is adopted or
amended and would require that revenues from a fee subject to these provisions be expended only for the activities and
purposes identified in regulation.
amended.
The bill would state that these provisions do not apply to any fee adopted or amended prior to the bill’s enactment.

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