BILL NUMBER: SB 162INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Anderson FEBRUARY 2, 2011 An act to amend Section 19817 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to gaming. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 162, as introduced, Anderson. California Gambling Control Commission: Gaming Policy Advisory Committee. Existing law establishes the California Gambling Control Commission and requires the commission to establish a Gaming Policy Advisory Committee composed of representatives of controlled gambling licensees and members of the general public. Existing law requires the executive director of the commission to convene this advisory committee, from time to time, for the purpose of discussing recommended controlled gambling regulatory policy. This bill would require the advisory committee to meet at least twice a year and would require the commission to consult with the committee on recommended proposed regulations. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 19817 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 19817. The commission shall establish and appoint a Gaming Policy Advisory Committee of 10 members. The committee shall be composed of representatives of controlled gambling licensees and members of the general public in equal numbers. The executive director shall, from time to time, convene the committee for the purpose of discussing matters of controlled gambling regulatory policy and any other relevant gambling-related issue , provided that the committee shall meet at least twice a year. The commission shall consult with the committee on proposed regulations . The recommendations concerning gambling policy and proposed regulations made by the committee shall be presented to the commission, but shall be deemed advisory and not binding on the commission in the performance of its duties or functions. The committeemayshall not advise the commission on Indian gaming.