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 2358 (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 and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2358 BIGELOW Assembly Third Reading — 80–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2358 Gonzalez By Hall Urgency Clause — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gonzalez — primary (person)
Galgiani — principal coauthor (person)
Hall — principal coauthor (person)
Stone — principal coauthor (person)
Waldron — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2016-03-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2016-05-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5107.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-06-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-06-22 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-06-22 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-06-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
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
2016-08-16 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5021.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-16 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-23 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6115.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-31 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 298, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a42acfc1-0404-425e-88b1-4c8107ffe58f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).