California’s latest online poker bill received a favorable vote in the state Assembly Governmental Organization Committee on Wednesday, but the thorny question of ‘bad actors’ has yet to be resolved.

Following over two hours of testimony and debate, Assemblyman Adam Gray’s AB 2863 passed by a vote of 18-0, although a few pols qualified that they might vote differently on the Assembly floor if the bill’s kinks weren’t worked out. Chief among these kinks is determining the specific parameters of what defines a ‘bad actor.’

Gray got the proceedings rolling by emphasizing his bill’s ability to offer “consumer protections” to California’s existing online poker players. This theme was immediately echoed by the bill’s co-sponsor Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and later by many other bill backers, suggesting the ongoing quest to legalize daily fantasy sports has not gone unnoticed.

Poker Players Alliance spokesman John Pappas kicked off the witness testimony by immediately referencing the collapse of Lock Poker. Pappas then offered a real-time demo by Googling “can I play online poker in California” to show the committee just how many internationally licensed operators continue to serve the California market.