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 between the State of California and specified Indian tribes.
California AB 854 (20232024) — 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 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.
3rd Reading AB854 Ramos et al. By Dodd Urgency Clause — 38–0 (pass) · upper
AB 854 Ramos Third Reading Urgency — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ramos — primary (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-05-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-04 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee