I was hoping SB 51 would get some traction, but why has SB 51 not moved since January? According to this link here, it looks like it hasn't left the G.O. committee in its house of origin, which is a major concern:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/po...&author=wright
What is the committee waiting for? Someone in the poker media should ask this question of the politicians, or maybe John Pappas can. The lobbyists should know if Wright has asked them to hold off on considering this bill.
Secondly, as a fiscal bill, did it miss that May 3 deadline on this calendar link?
http://senate.ca.gov/sites/senate.ca...INALSenate.pdf
I bring it up now because the deadline to get the bill out of the Senate is May 31. Time is running out!
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Edit:
So the committee could consider it as early as Tuesday, but that's not guaranteed:
http://sgov.senate.ca.gov/committeehome
Still, it's going to be hard to not be angry if they put it on Tuesday's agenda, and the bill lacks support. If that's what happens, it's hard to understand why Committee Chair Wright delayed action on this for months and months. (A controversial hearing that doesn't look so good for a bill can lead to back-room negotiations, which can transform a controversial bill into a feasible one.)
Last edited by hotcats; 05-08-2013 at 07:37 PM.