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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 859: California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 859 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment. Primary sponsor: Committee on Governmental Organization. Most recent recorded action (October 3, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 332, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The California State Lottery Act of 1984 authorizes a California State Lottery and provides for its operation and administration by the California State Lottery Commission and the Director of the California State Lottery. The act establishes the State Lottery Fund as a continuously appropriated fund for carrying out the purposes of the act and requires the fund to receive all proceeds from the sales of lottery tickets or shares, the temporary line of credit for initial startup costs, and all other moneys credited to the lottery from any other source. Existing law authorizes the California State Lottery to draw funds from its continuous appropriation for the purpose of making immediate payment through its revolving fund to lottery prizewinners of $1,000 or less, provided that regulations to support the action are adopted by the commission.

This bill would increase the amount that may be paid immediately to lottery winners under these provisions to $100,000.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on Governmental OrganizationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)Senate—

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 332, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1051.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page