CA AB258

Increases the percentage of gross receipts from sales and use taxes generated on fair properties that must be included in the Governor's Budget for allocation to fairs from 0.75% to 2%

Requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to report total gross receipts from fair properties to the Department of Finance by November 1 each year

Funds are transferred by the Controller to the Fair and Exposition Fund and continuously appropriated for distribution to fairs through the Department of Food and Agriculture

Fairs receiving these revenues must provide nonmanagement employees with meal periods (30 minutes for shifts over 5 hours) and overtime pay (1.5x for hours over 8/day or 40/week, 2x for hours over 12/day)

Exempts full-time carnival ride operators employed by traveling carnivals and employees covered by qualifying collective bargaining agreements from the worker protection requirements