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 2915 (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.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2016-05-05 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4792.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-05-19 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2016-06-28 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-01 From Consent Calendar.
2016-08-01 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-10 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-08-16 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
2016-08-17 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-08-17 Ordered to second reading.
2016-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-22 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5231.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-23 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-25 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6302.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2016-08-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 240, Statutes of 2016.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e6bc200c-535a-4eb2-8659-cf9d3c1ca533. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).