CALL THE WEDNESDAY MAY NINTH.
MEETING OF THE RULES COMMITTEE
TO ORDER.
MADAM SECRETARY WILL YOU
ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
SENATORS BERRYHILL. BERRYHILL
HERE MONNING MINING HERE ROTH.
ROTH HERE CANNELLA HERE CANNELLA
HERE ATKINS HERE IS HERE.
THANK YOU. I'D BE HAPPY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION EMPLOYEES
ALWAYS GET USED TO. IT NOW.
A AT HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON ITEMS NUMBER TWO.
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEE IS NOT
REQUIRED TO APPEAR NUMBER THREE.
NUMBER FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S IT. LOU.
THANK YOU MISTER BERRYHILL HELLO
SENATORS BERRYHILL.
VERY BERRYHILL I MONNING.
MONNING AYE ROTH. ROTH AYE
CANNELLA.
CANNELLA AYE ATKINS AYE ATKINS
AYE.
WONDERFUL TIME MOVING RIGHT
ALONG I WILL INVITE MISTER EVANS
I.
AND.
.
GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED IN IF
YOU WANT TO EYE OKAY. YOUR WIFE
WAS ABLE TO HAVE CHAU SHE'S HERE
BUT WHERE THE KIDS.
WELL ARE ONLY ONLY MISS PART
GETS THE KIDS THIS WOULD BE THE
SECOND WEEK IN A ROW IN THE
STATE TESTING THESE LAST TWO
WEEKS AGO. HAVE WE DON'T PULL
THEM OUT OF THEIR TESTING HERE
TELL ME THEY HAD TO PICK BETWEEN
MOM AND DAD.
NO I WAS IT MADE THE RIGHT
CHOICE BELIEVE ME. TRUST ME I
HAD TO HAVE ONE MOMENT OF
LIGHTNESS TODAY IT'S BEEN A LONG
DAY SO WELCOME. MISTER EVANS IF
YOU WANNA THINK INTRODUCE ANYONE
WITH YOU AND THEN. GIVE US A FEW
COMMENTS WILL GET STARTED
CERTAINLY SO ARM ENTERS MY WIFE
MARK PARKING
SEE.
AND YOU HER LAST WEEK ON MY
CHILDREN AGAIN AREN'T STATE
TESTING TODAY.
PERSONALLY WAS WHEN I START OFF
BY THANKING THE GOVERNOR JERRY
BROWN FIRST LADY AND BROWN.
AND THE LATE NEWS MCFADDEN WHO
HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN.
EVERYTHING I'VE DONE IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND.
.
ENDIVE SO JUST TO BEGIN.
AND MY NAME IS JIM EVANS A
CHAIR THE GAMING CONTROL
COMMISSION. FOR A THIRTY FIFTH
THIRTY ABOUT THIRTY STAFF WE
LICENSE.
GAMING OPERATORS OF PEOPLE
WORKING CARD ROOMS
AND INVESTORS.
WE PROMULGATE REGULATIONS.
GAMING REGULATIONS AND WE.
EDUCATE CASES LICENSES IN
DISPUTE.
VERY SIMPLY AND WE WORK WITH THE
BUREAU OF GAMBLING CONTROL AT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
THEY HANDLE INVESTIGATIONS
COMPLIANCE AUDITS. I THINK WE
HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP
WITH THEM.
.
AND.
.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DESCRIBED TO SAY
THIS IS A.
WINNER FUN AND INTERESTING JOB.
AND THE REASON WHY IT'S BEEN FUN
AND INTERESTING IS BECAUSE ALL
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.
WHETHER IT'S IN JOURNALISM IN
THIS BUILDING IN THIS ARE IN
SENATE.
THE ASSEMBLY AND THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH THOUGH TODAY'S PROBLEMS
ARE NOT TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS TO
GET TO WORK ON A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS ALL THE TIME.
WHICH IS SOMETHING I'D LOVE AND
I THINK EVERYBODY WHO WORKS IN
THIS BUSINESS LOVES.
THIRD BEEN VERY BLESSED TO BE TO
HAVE THIS JOB.
DISTURBED ONE FINAL THING
BEFORE I END MY INTRODUCTION AS
ONE OF AND TAKE A MOMENT TO ALSO
THANK AND TO THINK ABOUT.
OUR STAFF AT THE GAMING CONTROL
COMMISSION HARDWORKING DEDICATED
STATE WORKERS WHO DO A GREAT JOB
FOR THE COMMISSION EVERYDAY AND
MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSION WOULD BREED WHO
YOU'VE SEEN IN THIS COMMITTEE
AND ALSO COMMISSIONER TELL THEY
DO A GREAT JOB OF THEM I'M
PRIVILEGED AND I'M PROUD TO WORK
WITH THEM.
SO WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
.
MISTER ROTH WHICH YOU LIKE TO
START TODAY.
WELL MOTHER EARTH FIGURE
MINIATURE.
LET ME JUST.
CONGRATULATE.
YOU SIR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND AMAZINGLY I MADAM
CHAIR I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO
QUESTIONS FOR THIS NOMINEE.
SIR I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU ALL THAT SETS A TONE.
UP MISTER VICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU BETTER PRETEND JUST
COUPLE QUESTIONS.
BUT THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ON
NEW CAR LICENCES ARE SET TO
EXPIRE AND IN JANUARY TWENTY
TWENTY. WAS SORT OF GROWTH YOU
ANTICIPATE FOR THE CARTOON
INDUSTRY WANTS THE MORATORIUM IS
LIFTED.
ARM.
WELL AT THE MORATORIUM WAS
LIFTED I CAN SEE LOT OF.
APPLICATIONS COMING ON.
.
YOU HISTORICALLY YOU KNOW.
THERE'S BEEN AN EFFORT TO TO
CONTAIN THE MORATORIUM BECAUSE
THERE'S ALWAYS OTHER THINGS IN
THAT MUCH MORATORIUM SUCH AS
ADDED TABLES.
AND OTHER PROVISIONS BUT I
WOULD IMAGINE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
BE A USER THESE WOULD BE POPULAR
LICENSE.
SO I WOULD IMAGINE PEOPLE APPLY
FOR THEM. BUT I'VE SEEN
LEGISLATION I DON'T THINK CA TO
CONTINUE TO MORE TIME. OKAY.
BUT I'M WHAT ISSUES HAVE
GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT SCENE
WITH THE LEGALIZATION OF
MARIJUANA HAVE ANY ISSUES BEEN
REYES TO TO YOUR LEVEL AGREE
QUESTION ARM AND SPECIFICALLY
HAD A GREAT QUESTION FROM YOUR
STAFF JULIE NEXT FROM. AND THERE
ARE RULES COMMITTEE.
.
OUR STAFF MEETING.
WELL I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A
LITTLE BIT WITH OUR EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR IN THE PAST YEAR ABOUT
WHAT IS THE WHAT IFS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE IN FROM MARS
PERSPECTIVE. ON IT OCCURRED ROOM
OWNER INVESTOR GETTING INTO THE
CANNABIS BUSINESS WOULD BE
PROBLEMATIC. AND SURELY BECAUSE
AS AS YOU ALL KNOW. THAT.
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
CLASSIFICATION OF MARIJUANA
STILL AS A ON THE LEVEL OF
HEROIN AND COCAINE. WOULD.
PREVENTS A BANKING.
FOR CANNABIS COMPANIES ARM.
WHICH I THINK THE REST OF THE
LEGISLATURE'S WORKING WITH
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WRESTLING
WITH.
THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY BIG
DEAL FOR US OF A CARD REMINDER
GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE CARD ROOMS
ARE OUR LICENSE SOMEONE LIKE
BANKS WITH ANTI FEDERAL MONEY
LAUNDERING PROVISIONS. SO WE
WOULDN'T WANT A CARD ROOM OWNER
TO INTERMINGLE THE MONEY THAT
THEY GOT FROM MARIJUANA BUSINESS
INTO OUR BUSINESS.
SO WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT
PROBLEM GETTING SOME REGULATIONS
ON THE SUBJECT.
AND WE'RE ALSO TALKING WE TALK
WITH THE BUREAU OF ON CANNABIS
CONTROL AND WE HAVE MEETINGS ON
CALENDAR WITH.
DEPARTMENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
FOOD NAG LICENSING ENTITIES BUT
WHETHER WE CAN SHARE INFORMATION
WITH THEM ABOUT WHO. WHO'S
OWNING WHAT IN ALL THESE
INDUSTRIES AND HAVE GOOD IDEA.
OF.
WHO'S OUT THERE AND WHAT
THEY'RE TRYING TO DO NOTHING HAS
COME NO PLACES HE HAS COME
BEFORE US YET.
THE COMMISSION TO THAT HAS THAT
AND I'M INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.
BUT IT CERTAINLY WOULD BE
INITIATIVE I THINK FOR US AND
FOR THEM AND I FRANKLY
DISCOURAGED HIM RIGHT NOW TO GET
INTO THE BUSINESS BECAUSE. THEY
WOULD BE EVEN INVITING. A
FEDERAL REGULATORY SCRUTINY
WHERE THEY WERE I DON'T THINK
THEY REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT
IT.
OKAY GREAT THERE'S A LOT
QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
MISTER CANNELLA.
OF MISTER BERRYHILL.
MANY QUESTIONS JUST ONE.
THE IT'S KIND OF OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO WOULD TAKE
CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES WHEN
WOULD YOUR JOB.
BUT DOES COMMISSION ACTIVELY
SEEK INPUT FROM THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICE ON
LICENSE.
WELL THE COMMISSION DOESN'T I
THINK BUREAU GAMELY CONTROL DOES
WORK WITH.
IN THE INVESTIGATORY PROCESS
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE.
IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THE DOJ
THROUGH BUREAU OF GAMMA CONTROL
WORKS WITH THAT THERE'D THERE'D
LICENSING ENTITIES IN HIS LOCAL
COMMUNITY SAY LIKE SAN JOSE OR
SAN DIEGO TO GET AN IDEA OF OF
HOW ON. HOW THE APPLICANT HAS
BEEN LOCALLY AND HOW THEY AFFECT
HOW THEY PERFORM LOCALLY SO I
DID I BELIEVE THE ANSWER IS YES
MISS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AS FAR
AS THE COMMISSION IS CONCERNED?
WE DO GET.
INPUT FROM THEM BUT MOST OF THE
UP FRONT AND WORK AS BY THE DOJ.
GREG WILL TELL YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ARTWORK
AND SERVICE OVER THE YEARS. AND
THE FOR THE QUESTIONS THANK YOU
SENATOR.
THANK YOU MISTER MONNING.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR ALSO WANNA
HAD MY CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO DATE. PRIOR
TO THIS POSITION YOUR.
SERVICE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION.
A.
YOU ANSWERED MOST OF MY
QUESTIONS IN OUR CONVERSATION AS
WELL I THINK. THAT MIGHT BE OF
INTEREST ARM WHAT ONE COMMENT.
FOLLOWING UP ON SENATOR CANNELLA
IS QUESTION I THINK.
IS YOU SHARED WITH ME OF FURTHER.
PRAY.
PROBLEM OF MIXING CANNABIS
BUSINESS WITH CARD ROOM IS I
THINK THERE'S ALSO PROHIBITION
ON CANNABIS SALES WHERE ALCOHOL
IS SIR IS SERVED SO. IN IS IT
CORRECT THAT. MANY OF THE CARD
ROOMS ALSO HAVE LIQUOR LICENSES
HERE IN THE GREAT MAJORITY OF
AND. SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY
ANOTHER DISINCENTIVE FOR CO
MINGLING IT THE BE ILLEGAL OF
COURSE MEDINA AND I WERE AYE
WELL I ALSO WANT TO SAY FURTHER.
ABOUT THAT ISSUE I MEAN IT'S A
BALANCING ACT FOR US BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS
APPROVED WHAT THEY APPROVED BUT
WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO
CONSIDERATION WITH THE REALITY
OF WHAT. CARTER AMEND IRONMAN IS
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
APPROACH TO IT SO THAT'S KIND OF
WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE
QUESTION OF THE KURDS IN TERMS
OF THE ISSUE THAT YOU'RE
BRINGING UP. I THINK IT'S AN
ISSUE OF.
USE ON PROPER ON ON THE
PREMISES AND I THINK AND
SPECIFICALLY THE SALE OF ALCOHOL.
BUT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU AND THEN THE OTHER
AREA THAT I I FOUND OF INTEREST
IN. I KNOW.
NOT ASKING YOU TO SWEAR I GUESS
I AM ASKING YOU TO SPECULATE THE
PROSPECT OF A.
SPORTS BETTING NAM I THINK
THERE'S A PENDING.
A COURT CASE MAYBE JUST HOW
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND HOW
THAT COULD IMPACT CALIFORNIAN
POTENTIALLY.
YOUR DEPARTMENT IN THE FUTURE
HER ARM WELL SPORTS BETTING IS
IT'S BEING WIDELY TALKED ABOUT
IN THE GAMBLING REGULATORY
COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
THERE IS A PENDING SUPREME COURT
CASE.
THAT DUMB COULD POSSIBLY OPEN UP
FOR STATES A TWO. TO PROVIDE THE
TO.
REGULATE SPORTS SPORTS GAMBLING.
WHAT I'VE ASCERTAINED ISN'T ARE
MOSTLY I BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT
ON THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
FRONT THE POLITICAL FRONT IS?
THERE'S A LOT OF.
A COMPETING INTERESTS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAID THAT IT
WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT ON EVEN
THOUGH IT'S NOT MY JOB IT'S
LEGISLATURE'S JOB OBVIOUSLY. TO.
TO GET IT DONE HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE NOT IMPOSSIBLE BUT
MAKE IT DIFFICULT AND
CHALLENGING.
ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT WHAT
WE'VE YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE LEARNED
IS THAT THIS THE NEW SPORTS
LEAGUES.
TALKING THAT MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL THE NBA.
PGA TOUR THEY'RE ALL OUT THERE
IN OTHER STATE LEGISLATURES
SPONSORING LEGISLATION AND AND
THEY HAVE A BACK BILL BASICALLY
EVERYWHERE.
TO.
TO GET IT DONE WHAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO DO THOSE TO TAKE HOME
CUTS OF THE CUTS OF THE PIE.
WHICH WILL MAKE IT FINANCIALLY
DIFFICULT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER HERE TO.
THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT
IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A HUGE REVENUE
BUSINESS ANYWAY.
TO BEGIN WITH TO MAKE IT IT'LL
MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO
GET INTO THE BUSINESS THERE.
BUT THAT'S JUST MY OBSERVATION
AND IT'S IN MY OPINION NO. IN IS
THERE ANY PLANNING THAT.
WE NEED TO BE DING IS A STATE
WHERE YOUR DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO
BE DOING IN ANTICIPATION OF. OF
THAT COURT DECISION.
WELL I THINK WE'RE LEARNING
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW I THINK WE WE
RIGHT NOW HAVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO DO
WHATEVER YOU NEED US TO DO IN
TERMS OF LICENSING BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT ARE BUSINESSES. I
THINK OF RESOURCES THAT WOULD
NEED TO COME COME AND ON THE
PLAY BUT PROBABLY A BIT AT THAT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE THAT
WILL HANDLE COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND
AUDITING I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
APPROPRIATE PLACE TO LOOK I MEAN
pNOT NOT TO SAY NOT TO CUT OFF
THE FACT THAT WE MIGHT NEED SOME
RESOURCES. BUT COMPARED TO THEIR
RESOURCES PROBABLY NOT AS MANY.
MA'AM THANK YOU THAT CELLPHONE
APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING THAT
AGAIN TODAY THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR AND. THANK YOU AGAIN
BECAUSE INITIALLY SHE HAD.
THANK YOU MISTER RUNNING SO.
THOSE IN SUPPORT HIGH WILL HAVE
COME UP TO THE MIKE IF THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN SUPPORT.
IN OPPOSITION.
OTHERS.
OKAY I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
THANK YOU MISTER ROTH.
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
BERRYHILL BERRYHILL AYE MONNING.
MONNING AYE ROTH. ROTH AYE
CANNELLA CANNELLA AYE ATKINS AYE.
CONGRATULATIONS MR EVANS THANK
YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
WELL THANK YOU I THINK.
WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
TAKE A FEW MINUTES.
THANK YOU ARE