The existing federal 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.
California SB 1051 (20172018) — Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
The existing federal 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1051 Dodd et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 19–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1051 Dodd Third Reading Urgency By GRAY — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Anderson — coauthor (person)
Berman — coauthor (person)
Daly — coauthor (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Glazer — coauthor (person)
Gloria — coauthor (person)
Gray — principal coauthor (person)
Lara — coauthor (person)
Low — coauthor (person)
Mayes — coauthor (person)
McGuire — coauthor (person)
Nielsen — coauthor (person)
Vidak — coauthor (person)
Wood — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2018-02-22 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 4784.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2018-05-07 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5013.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-17 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2018-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-09 From consent calendar.
2018-08-09 Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon.
2018-08-20 Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.
2018-08-21 From inactive file.
2018-08-21 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-31 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-08-31 Urgency clause adopted.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6152.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 846, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7d8e8c73-57f6-47b0-9ace-34d1353939f2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).