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 869 (20192020) — 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 — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB869 Dodd et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 869 Dodd Third Reading Urgency By Gray — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar SB869 G.O. — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Archuleta — coauthor (person)
Bigelow — coauthor (person)
Borgeas — coauthor (person)
Bradford — coauthor (person)
Chang — coauthor (person)
Gallagher — coauthor (person)
Glazer — coauthor (person)
Gray — principal coauthor (person)
Jones — coauthor (person)
Mathis — coauthor (person)
Nielsen — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-01-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-01-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 20.
2020-01-29 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2020-03-06 Set for hearing March 24.
2020-03-20 March 24 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-05-08 Set for hearing May 12.
2020-05-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3525.) (May 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-05-26 Set for hearing June 1.
2020-06-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2020-06-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3684.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-18 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2020-08-04 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-11 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-24 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Gray.
2020-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2020-08-25 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-25 Ordered to third reading.
2020-08-30 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5294.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2020-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2020-08-31 From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Grove.
2020-08-31 Ordered to unfinished business.
2020-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 171, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/009962f2-b6a9-482b-b83b-024491c3ddb6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).