California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Sep 11th, 2025

Assembly Governmental Organization Committee

Event Log

  • Diane Dixon — Questioned why consumer voices are not represented in the discussion about dual-currency gaming.
  • Diane Dixon — Continued questioning the policy goal and emphasized the lack of consumer representation.
  • Diane Dixon — Her question prompted a response explaining the consumer-protection rationale.
  • Diane Dixon — The speaker refers to Assemblywoman Dixon's point about consumer groups being at the table.
  • Diane Dixon — The speaker again references Assemblywoman Dixon's point that consumer groups should be included.
  • Diane Dixon — Votes aye.
  • SB451 — Senate Bill 451 is presented as a previously approved bill being cleaned up with a technical amendment. The discussion explains that it clarifies the Department of Justice’s investigative authority outside a licensed gaming establishment and also allows a 50-50 charitable raffle at a championship game held at the designated venue for an affiliated sports team.
  • James Ramos — No direct mention in text; not applicable.
  • James Ramos — James Ramos was mentioned during procedural roll call activity, first during quorum roll call and then again during the roll call vote on AB 770.
  • James Ramos — James Ramos was called/named during the roll call.
  • Andrew Governor — Andrew Governor testified in support of the measure on behalf of the NFL, the Rams, and the San Francisco 49ers, asking for an aye vote and continuing the same supportive testimony.
  • Andrew Governor — Testified in support on behalf of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association.
  • Sylvia — Testified in support on behalf of the National Football League.
  • Jennifer Fearing — Jennifer Fearing, speaking on behalf of Count-Nprofits, stated that the organization did not have a formal opposition position but wanted to register longstanding concerns about the 50-50 raffle program, including concerns about its equity and how it compares with the more limited raffle rules applied to other non-sports charities.
  • Blanca Rubio — Blanca Rubio was present for quorum roll call and subsequently voted aye on AB 770 and SB 451 during the same voting sequence.
  • Blanca Rubio — Votes aye.
  • Laurie Davies — Laurie Davies was present for quorum roll call and then voted aye on AB 770 and SB 451 during subsequent roll-call votes.
  • Laurie Davies — Votes aye.
  • David Alvarez — David Alvarez was named during quorum roll call and again during subsequent roll call votes, including the vote on SB 451.
  • David Alvarez — David Alvarez was called during roll call and subsequently recorded as voting aye.
  • Marc Berman — Marc Berman is repeatedly named during the meeting’s procedural roll call and subsequent roll call votes, including the vote on SB 451.
  • Marc Berman — Marc Berman was repeatedly called/named during the roll call and then recorded as voting aye.
  • Isaac Bryan — Isaac Bryan is mentioned repeatedly during consecutive roll call and roll call vote proceedings, including a quorum roll call and the vote on SB 451.
  • Isaac Bryan — Isaac Bryan is repeatedly referenced during the roll-call vote and is recorded as voting aye.
  • Juan Carrillo — Juan Carrillo was called as present during quorum roll call and then named again during subsequent roll call votes, including the vote on SB 451.
  • Juan Carrillo — Called during roll call.
  • Juan Carrillo — Likely referenced as 'Archuletta'; named in the roll call fragment.
  • Mike Fong — Mike Fong was present for quorum roll call, seconded the motion on AB 770, voted aye on AB 770, and later voted aye on SB 451 during the same meeting sequence.
  • Mike Fong — Votes aye.
  • Mike Gipson — Mike Gipson is mentioned during quorum roll call and the subsequent roll call vote, including the vote on AB 770, as part of the same procedural sequence.
  • Mike Gipson — Mike Gipson is recorded multiple times during the roll call as voting aye, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Gibson.'
  • Alexandra Macedo — Named during quorum roll call as 'Massito/MacCito'.
  • Alexandra Macedo — Alexandra Macedo is mentioned during roll call and then in subsequent vote records, first as not voting and later as appearing to vote aye.
  • Tina McKinnor — Tina McKinnor is called during quorum roll call and then again during the roll call vote on AB 770, where her name is recorded as present and cast as aye.
  • Tina McKinnor — Votes aye.
  • Blanca Pacheco — Named during quorum roll call.
  • Blanca Pacheco — Voted aye on AB 770.
  • Blanca Pacheco — Assembly Member Blanca Pacheco seconds the motion and then votes aye.
  • Michelle Rodriguez — Michelle Rodriguez is mentioned during procedural roll call activity, first in quorum roll call and then again in the roll call vote on AB 770.
  • Michelle Rodriguez — Michelle Rodriguez is recorded multiple times during the roll call as voting aye.
  • Esmeralda Soria — Esmeralda Soria is mentioned repeatedly during a procedural sequence in the meeting: she is named during quorum roll call, referenced in a motion (likely as Assembly Member Soria), and then called during the roll call vote on AB 770.
  • Esmeralda Soria — Assembly Member Esmeralda Soria makes a motion and is later recorded in the roll call as voting aye, with subsequent mentions likely reflecting the same vote tally and transcription variants of her name during the roll call.
  • Tri Ta — Called as present during quorum roll call.
  • Tri Ta — Voted aye on AB 770.
  • Tri Ta — Votes aye.
  • Avelino Valencia — Called as present during quorum roll call.
  • Avelino Valencia — Identified as the author of AB 831.
  • Avelino Valencia — Voted aye on AB 770.
  • Avelino Valencia — Was recognized to begin presentation of AB 831.
  • Avelino Valencia — Presented AB 831 and argued it protects California's gaming framework and consumers.