Report 2018-132 Recommendation Responses

Report 2018-132: Bureau of Gambling Control and California Gambling Control Commission: Their Licensing Processes Are Inefficient and Foster Unequal Treatment of Applicants (Release Date: May 2019)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

To ensure that all fees that generate revenue for the Gambling Fund have clear, stated purposes limiting their use, the Legislature should require that when updating fee amounts, the commission and the bureau must also update their regulations to include clear statements about the need for and appropriate use of each fee type.

Description of Legislative Action

As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

AB 1268 (Patterson) would have required the gambling commission and Justice, when increasing a fee amount, to include a clear statement justifying the need for the fee increase and explain in the regulation updating the fee how the funds will be used. This bill died on February 1, 2022.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted

As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.


Description of Legislative Action

AB 1268 (Patterson) would require the gambling commission and Justice, when increasing a fee amount, to include a clear statement justifying the need for the fee increase and explaining how the funds will be used in the regulation updating the fee.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

AB 2911 (Patterson) would require the Gambling Control Commission and the Bureau of Gambling Control, when increasing the amount of a fee, to include in the regulation a clear statement justifying the need for the fee increase and explaining how the funds will be used.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

As of November 2019, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken


All Recommendations in 2018-132