Report 2021-102 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-102: Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund: The State Could Better Manage Its Distribution Fund and Its Problem Gambling Programs (Release Date: August 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that the distribution fund receives the remaining amount loaned to the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund, the Legislature should appropriate $1.7 million plus interest from the State's General Fund to repay the loan.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 101 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2023) appropriated $1,904,000 for transfer by the Controller to the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
SB 72 (Skinner, 2023) and AB 221 (Ting, 2023) would both, as part of the Budget Act of 2023, transfer $1,904,000 from the General Fund to the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund and would appropriate that same amount from the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund to the Department of Justice.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of October 21, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2022