Recognition of tribal court money judgments: tribal sales taxes.
Existing federal law recognizes the sovereignty of federally recognized Indian tribes and provides for financial, developmental, and operational support of tribal justice systems. Existing law, the Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act, governs the procedure by which the superior courts of the state recognize and enter tribal court money judgments of any federally recognized Indian tribe. The act does not apply to tribal court money judgments for taxes, fines, or other penalties.
California AB 1139 (20232024) — Recognition of tribal court money judgments: tribal sales taxes.
Existing federal law recognizes the sovereignty of federally recognized Indian tribes and provides for financial, developmental, and operational support of tribal justice systems. Existing law, the Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act, governs the procedure by which the superior courts of the state recognize and enter tribal court money judgments of any federally recognized Indian tribe. The act does not apply to tribal court money judgments for taxes, fines, or other penalties.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2023-03-30 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-04-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-05-02 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1492.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-17 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-22 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1825.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-08-17 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2734.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2023-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 138, Statutes of 2023. became-law
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ea21521d-68a9-471f-8ffb-3037111185a2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).