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i J Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... AB 1186 (Strickland). Gambling Control Act. Proposition Pie-jar Services. AB 11; 6 requires the California Gambling Control Commis- sion (CGCC) to issue licenses for proposition player services only to persons that CGCC is satisfied are of good character and whose prior activities, including any criminal record, do not pose a threat to public interest, or to the effective regulation and control of gambling. This bill is intended to ensure that people who have had criminal convictions cannot be issued a license to become a proposition player. According to the author, AB 1186 is needed to maintain the integrity of the proposition player industry. This bill is important to public safety because it prevents players with criminal records from participating in local gambling at Indian casinos, thus eliminating problems that may be associated with such an individual, which could require additional law enforcement in certain incidences. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Governor's Desk, Position: Support. AB 1263 (Benoit). Airport Trespass. AB 1263 makes it a trespass to knowingly enter or re- enter a sterile area of an airport after intentionally avoiding submission to security screening and inspection of one's person and accessible prop- erty in accordance with the procedures being applied to control access to that area. AB 1263 makes trespassing punishable as a misdemeanor with imprisonment of not more than six months in a county jail unless a violation is responsible for the evacuation of an airport terminal, is respon- sible in any part for delays or cancellations of scheduled flights, and the sterile area is posted with reasonable notice that the trespass may be prosecuted, in which case it would be punishable as a misdemeanor with not more than one year imprisonment in a county jail. AB 1263 seeks to give local law enforcement the discretion to charge individuals who breech security check- points at airports when trespass results in flight delays and cancellations. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Asm, Position: Support. SJR 6 (Soto). Terrorism: Funding for First Responder Training. SJR 6 calls upon Con- gress and the President of the United States to provide additional funding to the statesfor first responder training for the men and women defend- ing our citizens at home. America's first line of defense in any terrorist attack is the "first responder' community consist- ing of local police, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals. Properly trained and equipped first responders have the greatest potential to save lives and limit casualties after a terrorist attack. While states have received a small amount of funding to compensate for physical security and bio- terrorism response, they have not received $3.5 billion for first responders, including $1.1 billion to train firefighters, police, and emer- gency technicians as proposed by the President. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: Sen, Position: Support. SB 814 (Vincent). Gambling. The League opposes SB 814 relative to legal gaming and gaming licenses. As Indian gaming has begun to spread rapidly, with very few controls in place, SB 814 would limit local government rights and voter control. SB 814 modifies license requirements for card clubs. Specifically, it increases a moratorium on the construction and licensing of new non - Indian gambling establishments (i.e., card clubs) from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2010. SB 814 also authorizes the California Gambling Control Commission to renew a gambling license for a period of up to two years. The League believes the current moratorium on gaming, January 1, 2007, should not be changed. Extending the date to January 1, 2010, will result in unregulated Indian Gaming establishments throughout the state, with no funding mechanism for cities to mitigate gam- ing impacts on the local community. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFIr, Position: Oppose. SB 824 (Scott). Firearms. SB 824 allows licensing authorities to impose greater security requirements than required in state law to autho- rize firearms dealers to: require employees of Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 13