20250AB__081798AMD INTRODUCED 2025-02-19 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-06-11 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Mark González <caml:Contribution>LEAD_AUTHOR</caml:Contribution><caml:House>ASSEMBLY</caml:House><caml:Name>Nguyen</caml:Name></caml:Legislator>"?> LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González

An act to amend

Section of the Government Code, relating to courts. courts Courts: electronic records. Existing law requires a clerk of the superior court to keep an index of any action or proceeding filed in the court. Existing law requires a separate index for plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and for defendants in criminal actions. This bill would require publicly accessible electronic indices of criminal cases to allow searches based on an individual’s driver’s license, date of birth, or name.

The bill would require the court index to only return records that match the identifiers entered, and would require that those results be redacted, as specified. (1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice.

Under existing law, the commission consists of members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of the commission for cause, as specified.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would additionally require the Governor to notify the Legislature of the removal of any member of the commission.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Existing law prohibits a corporation from being eligible for a state gambling license unless its officers, directors, and shareholders individually apply for and obtain a state gambling license. Existing law also requires every key employee to apply for and obtain a key employee license.

Existing law requires an officer, director, or key employee of a corporate owner licensee to apply for a license within calendar days after they become an officer, director, or key employee of the corporation and requires the corporation to immediately remove an officer or director who fails to apply for a license within that 30-day period.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. </xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 69842. (a)

(1) The clerk of the superior court shall keep an index to ensure ready reference to any action or proceeding filed in the court. There shall be separate indices of plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions and of defendants in criminal actions. The name of each plaintiff and defendant shall be indexed and there shall appear opposite each name indexed the number of the action or proceeding and the name or names of the adverse litigant or litigants.

(2) Publicly accessible electronic indices of criminal cases shall allow searching the court’s electronic index by entering an individual’s name, date of birth, driver’s license, or any combination thereof. In return, the court index shall only provide records that match the identifiers entered. The results shall include the date of birth and driver’s license redacted and only indicate whether there is a match for the data entered.

(3) All uses of court indices shall comply with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.). (

b) A person authorized to receive public information pursuant to this

section shall not be considered to have received local

summary criminal history information as defined by subdivision (

a) of

Section of the Penal Code. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:BPC:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'DIVISION'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'8.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'CHAPTER'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'ARTICLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'2.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'19813.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section of the <caml:DocName>Business and Professions Code</caml:DocName> is amended to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_92A8E19F-60E9-451E-80EA-103950008585"><caml:Num>19813.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_27FBB426-49A5-4993-85D2-0E68855CF1D5"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>(a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The term of office of each member of the commission is four years.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall designate one member to serve as chairperson.

Vacancies shall be filled within days of the date of the vacancy by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The Governor may remove a member of the commission for incompetence, neglect of duty, or corruption upon first giving the member a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard.

The Governor shall notify the Legislature of the removal of a member of the commission.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection><caml:BillSection id="id_1F7FCA17-17DD-4120-9E8E-920A33EF8AA9"><caml:Num>SEC. 2.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:BPC:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'DIVISION'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'8.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'CHAPTER'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'ARTICLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'19883.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section of the <caml:DocName>Business and Professions Code</caml:DocName> is amended to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_99603E85-337F-45C7-BAB2-87F545C2E2A3"><caml:Num>19883.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_15DE3098-9EF3-48DE-B313-7B906F174286"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>(a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>To the extent required by this chapter, officers and directors, shareholders, lenders, holders of evidence of indebtedness, underwriters, agents, or employees of a corporate owner licensee shall be licensed individually.

The corporation shall require these persons to apply for a gambling license, and shall notify the department of every change of corporate officers, directors, or key employees within business days after the change.

An officer, director, or key employee who is required to apply for a license shall apply for the license within calendar days after they become an officer, director, or key employee.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>The corporation shall immediately remove an officer or director required to apply for a license from an office or directorship if any of the following apply to that officer or director:</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>They fail to apply for the license within calendar days after becoming an officer or director.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>They are denied a license.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Their license is revoked.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If the license of any officer or director is suspended, the corporation, immediately and for the duration of the suspension, shall suspend that officer or director.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(d)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If a shareholder who is required to apply for a gambling license fails to apply for the license within the time required, the shareholder shall be deemed to have been denied a license for purposes of subdivision (

b) of

Section 19882.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(e)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If a person, other than an officer, director, or shareholder, who is required to apply for a gambling license fails to do so, the failure may be deemed to be a failure of the corporate owner licensee to require the application.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection>"?>