CaliforniaTribal gaming: compact ratification.
What it does
Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude tribal-state gaming compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments of tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes.
More detail
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect.
This bill would ratify the amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation executed on June 23, 2026. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to that amended compact are not projects for purposes of CEQA.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 31Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 31Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6314.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1579 Valencia Concurrence - Urgency Added. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20Ordered to the unfinished business file.
- Aug 20Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Aug 20Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Aug 19In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5553.).Passed Senate
- Aug 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 11Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Aug 11Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Aug 3Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Aug 3Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jul 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Major
- Jun 24In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- May 22In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1579 Ramos Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 22Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5249.)Passed Assembly
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 29Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 28From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23).Major
- Apr 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 4Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Mar 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 2Referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Jan 14From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
- Jan 13Read first time. To print.Introduced