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 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.
California AB 277 (20132014) — Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
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 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 277 HALL Assembly Third Reading — 41–12 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB277 Hall By Wright — 22–11 (pass) · upper
AB 277 HALL Assembly Third Reading — 38–12 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Chesbro — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-11 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2013-03-19 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-29 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-04-29 Ordered to second reading.
2013-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1