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 to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes.
California AB 1282 (20152016) — 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 to 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.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1282 GRAY Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1282 Gray By Hall Urgency Clause — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gray — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-05-07 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1453.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-28 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-06-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-02 From Consent Calendar.
2015-07-02 Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hill.
2015-08-24 From inactive file.
2015-08-24 Ordered to second reading.
2015-08-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-01 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-02 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2016-01-28 Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2016-06-08 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-08-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-09 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-08-09 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-08-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-08-11 Ordered to second reading.
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-17 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5059.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-17 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-23 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6122.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2016-09-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 287, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/afe22044-6ce1-4af1-b375-cf00e4c8819b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).