AB 2287: Theft: shoplifting.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-06-15
(1)The existing Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted as an initiative statute by Proposition 47, as approved by the electors at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, makes the theft of property that does not exceed $950 in value petty theft, and makes that crime punishable as a misdemeanor, with certain exceptions. The initiative statute defines shoplifting as entering a commercial establishment with the intent to commit larceny while that establishment is open during regular hours, where the value of the property that is taken or intended to be taken does not exceed $950. The initiative statute requires that shoplifting be punished as a misdemeanor.
The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to amend or repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective when approved by the electors.
This bill would amend that initiative statute by making it grand theft, which is punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony, to commit shoplifting if the aggregate value of the property taken from a single commercial establishment is nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or more in any 180-day period.
(2)Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony, for 2 or more persons to conspire to commit any crime.
This bill would specify that the crime of conspiracy occurs when 2 or more persons conspire to commit shoplifting.
(3)This bill would call a special election to be consolidated with the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. This bill would require the Secretary of State to submit the provisions of the bill that amend the initiative statute to the electors for their approval at the November 8, 2016, consolidated election.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an act calling an election.
Existing law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemens and horsewomens organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including the condition that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may not accept wagers on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
This bill would authorize a thoroughbred racing association or fair to accept wagers on out-of-country races up to 6:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, on the first Saturday in November, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
Existing law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemens and horsewomens organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including the condition that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may not accept wagers on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
This bill would authorize a thoroughbred racing association or fair to accept wagers on out-of-country races up to 6:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, on the first Saturday in November, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
Existing law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemens organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including the condition that a thoroughbred association or fair may not accept wagers on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
(a)(1)If two or more persons conspire:
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(A)To commit any crime.
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(B)Falsely and maliciously to indict another for any crime, or to procure another to be charged or arrested for any crime.
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(C)Falsely to move or maintain any suit, action, or proceeding.
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(D)To cheat and defraud any person of any property, by any means which are in themselves criminal, or to obtain money or property by false pretenses or by false promises with fraudulent intent not to perform those promises.
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(E)To commit any act injurious to the public health, to public morals, or to pervert or obstruct justice, or the due administration of the laws.
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(F)To commit any crime against the person of the President or Vice President of the United States, the Governor of any state or territory, any United States justice or judge, or the secretary of any of the executive departments of the United States.
(G)To commit shoplifting in violation of Section 459.5.
They
(2)They are punishable as follows:
When
(A)When they conspire to commit any crime against the person of any official specified in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (6), (1) they are guilty of a felony and are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for five, seven, or nine years.
When
(B)When they conspire to commit any other felony, they shall be punishable in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided for the punishment of that felony. If the felony is one for which different punishments are prescribed for different degrees, the jury or court which finds the defendant guilty thereof shall determine the degree of the felony the defendant conspired to commit. If the degree is not so determined, the punishment for conspiracy to commit the felony shall be that prescribed for the lesser degree, except in the case of conspiracy to commit murder, in which case the punishment shall be that prescribed for murder in the first degree.
If
(C)If the felony is conspiracy to commit two or more felonies which have different punishments and the commission of those felonies constitute but one offense of conspiracy, the penalty shall be that prescribed for the felony which has the greater maximum term.
When
(D)When they conspire to do an act described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (4), (1) they shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
When
(E)When they conspire to do any of the other acts described in this section, they shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. When they receive a felony conviction for conspiring to commit identity theft, as defined in Section 530.5, the court may impose a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
All
(3)All cases of conspiracy may be prosecuted and tried in the superior court of any county in which any overt act tending to effect the conspiracy shall be was done.
(b)Upon a trial for conspiracy, in a case where an overt act is necessary to constitute the offense, the defendant cannot be convicted unless one or more overt acts are expressly alleged in the indictment or information, nor unless one of the acts alleged is proved; but other overt acts not alleged may be given in evidence.
SEC. 2.Section 459.5 of the Penal Code is amended to read:459.5.(a)Notwithstanding Section 459, shoplifting is defined as entering a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny while that establishment is open during regular business hours, where the value of the property that is taken or intended to be taken does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950). Any other entry into a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny is burglary. Shoplifting Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 487, shoplifting shall be punished as a misdemeanor, except that a person with one or more prior convictions for an offense specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 667 or for an offense requiring registration pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 290 may be punished pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(b)Any Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 487, an act of shoplifting as defined in subdivision (a) shall be charged as shoplifting. No person who is charged with shoplifting may also be charged with burglary or theft of the same property.
SEC. 3.Section 487 of the Penal Code is amended to read:487.Grand theft is theft committed in any of the following cases:
(a)When the money, labor, or real or personal property taken is of a value exceeding nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), grand theft is committed in any of the following cases:
(1)(A)When domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm crops are taken of a value exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(B)For the purposes of establishing that the value of domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm crops under this paragraph exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250), that value may be shown by the presentation of credible evidence which establishes that on the day of the theft domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm crops of the same variety and weight exceeded two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in wholesale value.
(2)When fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, kelp, algae, or other aquacultural products are taken from a commercial or research operation which is producing that product, of a value exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3)Where the money, labor, or real or personal property is taken by a servant, agent, or employee from his or her principal or employer and aggregates nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or more in any 12 consecutive month period.
(4)Where shoplifting, as defined in Section 459.5, involves larceny and the aggregate value of the property taken from a single commercial establishment is nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or more in any 180-day period.
(c)When the property is taken from the person of another.
(d)When the property taken is any of the following:
(1)An automobile.
(2)A firearm.
SEC. 4.Section 490.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read:490.2.(a)Notwithstanding Except as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 487, notwithstanding the remainder of Section 487 or any other provision of law defining grand theft, obtaining any property by theft where the value of the money, labor, real or personal property taken does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) shall be considered petty theft and shall be punished as a misdemeanor, except that such person may instead be punished pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 if that person has one or more prior convictions for an offense specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 667 or for an offense requiring registration pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 290.
(b)This section shall not be applicable to any theft that may be charged as an infraction pursuant to any other provision of law.
SEC. 5.(a)Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this act amend the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, Proposition 47, an initiative statute, and shall become effective only when submitted to and approved by the voters at a statewide election.
(b)A special election is hereby called, to be held throughout the state on November 8, 2016, for approval by the voters of Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this act. The special election shall be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on that date. The consolidated election shall be held and conducted in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
(c)Notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 9040, 9043, 9044, 9061, 9082, and 9094 of the Elections Code, or any other law, the Secretary of State shall submit Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this act to the voters for their approval at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election.
SEC. 6.This act calls an election within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
SECTION 1.Section 19596.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19596.3.Notwithstanding any other law, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting. Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following conditions:
(a)A thoroughbred racing association or fair shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(b)A thoroughbred racing association or fair shall not accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, except for the first Saturday in November when this time shall be 6:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
(c)A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.
Notwithstanding any other law, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting. Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following conditions:
(a)A thoroughbred racing association or fair shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(b)A thoroughbred racing association or fair shall not accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, except for the first Saturday in November when this time shall be 6:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
(c)A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen participating in the race meeting. Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following conditions:
(a)A thoroughbred association or fair shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(b)No A thoroughbred association or fair may shall not accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
(c)A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.
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| May 12, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Withdrawn from committee. |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jun 16, 2016 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jun 15, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| May 19, 2016 | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| May 12, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.) |
| May 12, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4787.) |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Read first time. To print. |
| May 12, 2016 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 5, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| May 4, 2016 | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 4). |
| Apr 21, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| Mar 17, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. |
| Feb 19, 2016 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
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| May 12, 2016 | AB 2287 WILK Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
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| May 4, 2016 | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Apr 20, 2016 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Organization |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2287
Author:(Wilk) – As Amended Ver:March 17, 2016
Policy Committee: | Governmental Organization | Vote: | 21 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill allows a thoroughbred racing association or fair to accept wagers on out-of-country races on the first Saturday in November until 6:30 PM without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting in the state.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible fiscal impact.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. According to the author, this bill is intended to help increase the wagering handle on out-of-country races on a specific day when the Breeders Cup is hosted by a California racetrack and the live race card may extend beyond 5:30 p.m.
AB 2287 grants a limited exemption with the goal of increasing the overall day's total wagering handle to generate more revenue for purses, breeder's awards and racetrack commissions.
- Background. There has been a general decline in the number of people attending and wagering at live horse tracks in California due to a number of factors, including increased competition from other forms of gaming, unwillingness of customers to travel a significant distance to racetracks and the availability of off-track wagering. This decline in attendance at live horse racing events has prompted racetracks to rely on revenues from in-state and out-of-state satellite wagering and account wagering. In the late 1990's, California racetracks began importing additional races from out-of-state locations to provide California's horse racing patrons with the opportunity to wager on races offered by racetracks throughout the country.
- Restrictions on imported races. Current law limits the number of races that may be imported by a thoroughbred association or fair to no more than 50 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in this state, with specified exceptions. In addition, a thoroughbred racing association or fair is authorized to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including that wagers may not be accepted on out-of-country races that commence after 5:30 PM Pacific standard time.
- Related legislation. A number of recent bills have authorized the CHRB to allow racing associations to import additional races in order to boost purses and attendance. Those bills include:
- AB 2655 (Hall), Chapter 149, Statutes of 2014, added the “Apple Blossom Handicap” to the group of stakes races in Horse Racing Law which are exempt from the 50-race per day limit on imported races.
- AB 2693 (Governmental Organization), Chapter 350, Statutes of 2012, among other things, added the “Arkansas Derby” to the group of stakes races in Horse Racing Law which are exempt from the 50-race per day limit on imported races.
- AB 707 (Garrick), Chapter 84, Statutes of 2011, increased from 32 to 50; the limitation on the total number of out-of-state thoroughbred races that may be imported per day by a thoroughbred association or fair that is conducting a live race meet with approval by the CHRB.
- AB 2790 (Governmental Organization), Chapter 141, Statutes of 2010, added the "Arlington Million" to the list of imported races not subject to the limitation of 32 races per day.
- SB 899 (Denham), Chapter 279, Statutes of 2010, deleted the statewide cap on the number of out-of-country thoroughbred races that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may import, simulcast, and on which wagers may be accepted statewide in any given year.
- AB 136 (Silva), Chapter 221, Statutes of 2009, deleted the limitation on the total number of out-of-state or out-of-country harness or quarter horse races that may be imported in a calendar year by a harness or quarter horse racing association.
- AB 763 (Chesbro), Chapter 122, Statutes of 2009, authorized the Humboldt County Fair to offer satellite wagering on eight out-of-state races during the August days when the fair is offering live racing, if specified conditions are met.
- SB 379 (Denham), Chapter 443, Statutes of 2007, added the “Dubai World Cup” to a specified day of races that would be exempted from the 23-race day limit on imported races for satellite wagering.
- AB 509 (Jerome Horton), Chapter 235, Statutes of 2004, allowed a thoroughbred racing association or fair to import the audiovisual signal, and accept wagers on, the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races.
Analysis Prepared by: Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: April 20, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Adam Gray, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2287 (
Author:Wilk) – As Amended Ver:March 17, 2016
SUBJECT: Horse racing: satellite wagering: out-of-country thoroughbred races
SUMMARY: On the first Saturday in November, would allow a thoroughbred racing association or fair to accept wagers on out-of-country races, until 6:30 p.m., without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting in the state.
EXISTING LAW:
- Provides that California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) shall regulate the various forms of horse racing authorized in this state.
- Provides that CHRB shall have all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of the Horse Racing Law, such as adopting rules and regulations to protect the public, allocating dates for and controlling horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, and enforcing all rules and regulations.
- Limits the number of races that may be imported by associations and fairs to no more than 50 races per day on days when live Thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in this state, with specified exceptions.
- Exempts from that 50-race per day limit races imported that are part of the race card of certain prominent races, including the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the Breeders' Cup, the Dubai Cup, or the Haskell Invitational.
- Authorizes Thoroughbred racing associations or fairs to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state and international Thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting live racing, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair.
- Authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions, including the condition that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may not accept wagers on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS:
Purpose of the bill: According to the author's office, this bill is intended to help increase the wagering handle on out-of-country races on a specific day if/when the Breeders Cup is hosted by a California racetrack and the live race card may extend beyond 5:30 p.m. AB 2287 would be a limited exemption with the goal of increasing the overall day's total wagering handle to generate more revenue for purses, breeder's awards and racetrack commissions. Purses provide revenue directly to horsemen (owners and trainers) through winnings of their horses; purses also indirectly provide revenue to breeders. Statistical data has shown that as purses increase the expected price of a buying a horse increases leading to an increase in the supply of foals, yearlings and associated bloodstock (mares and stallions).
Background: Current law limits the number of races that may be imported from the United States by a thoroughbred association or fair to no more than 50 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in this state, with specified exceptions. In addition, a thoroughbred racing association or fair is authorized to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the participating horsemen’s and horsewomen’s organization. These imported races are subject to specified conditions.
Satellite Wagering: Satellite wagering via an off-track facility has been legal in California since 1985. It was authorized at a time when California racetracks were beginning to experience declining attendance and handle figures. The industry believed that making the product easier to access not only would expose and market horse racing to potential customers, but also would make it more convenient for the existing patrons to wager more often.
Simulcasting: Simulcasting is the process of transmitting the audio and video signal of a live racing performance from one facility to a satellite for re-transmission to other locations or venues where pari-mutuel wagering is permitted. Simulcasting provides racetracks with the opportunity to increase revenues by exporting their live racing content to as many wagering locations as possible, such as other racetracks, fair satellite facilities and Indian casinos. Revenues are increased because simulcasting provides racetracks that export their live content with additional customers in multiple locations who would not have otherwise been able to place wagers on the live racing event.
Racetrack Attendance: Over the past 20 years, the industry has witnessed a general decline in the number of people attending and wagering at live horse racetracks in California due to a number of factors, including increased competition from other forms of gaming, unwillingness of customers to travel a significant distance to racetracks and the availability of off-track wagering. The declining attendance at live horse racing events has prompted racetracks to rely on revenues from in-state and out-of-state satellite wagering and account wagering.
Prior legislation: AB 2655 (Hall, Chapter 149, Statutes of 2014) added the “Apple Blossom Handicap” to the group of stakes races in Horse Racing Law which are exempt from the 50-race per day limit on imported races.
AB 2693 (Governmental Organization, Chapter 350, Statutes of 2012), among other things, added the “Arkansas Derby” to the group of stakes races in Horse Racing Law which are exempt from the 50-race per day limit on imported races.
AB 707 (Garrick, Chapter 84, Statutes of 2011) increased from 32 to 50; the limitation on the total number of out-of-state thoroughbred races that may be imported per day by a thoroughbred association or fair that is conducting a live race meet with approval by the CHRB.
AB 2790 (Governmental Organization, Chapter 141, Statutes of 2010) added the "Arlington Million" to the list of imported races not subject to the limitation of 32 races per day.
SB 899 (Denham, Chapter 279, Statutes of 2010) deleted the statewide cap on the number of out-of-country thoroughbred races that a thoroughbred racing association or fair may import, simulcast, and on which wagers may be accepted statewide in any given year.
AB 136 (Silva, Chapter 221, Statutes of 2009) deleted the limitation on the total number of out-of-state or out-of-country harness or quarter horse races that may be imported in a calendar year by a harness or quarter horse racing association.
AB 763 (Chesbro, Chapter 122, Statutes of 2009) authorized the Humboldt County Fair to offer satellite wagering on eight out-of-state races during the August days when the fair is offering live racing, if specified conditions are met.
SB 379 (Denham, Chapter 443, Statutes of 2007) added the “Dubai World Cup” to a specified day of races that would be exempted from the 23-race day limit on imported races for satellite wagering.
AB 509 (Jerome Horton, Chapter 235, Statutes of 2004) allowed a thoroughbred racing association or fair to import the audiovisual signal, and accept wagers on, the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Eric Johnson / G.O. / (916) 319-2531
Bill Co-Author(s):