Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund, administered by the California Gambling Control Commission, for the receipt and deposit of moneys received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts. Under existing law, moneys in the Tribal Nation Grant Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the discretionary distribution of funds to nongaming and limited-gaming tribes, as specified. Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund Program and authorizes Tribal Nation Grant Fund Panel to award grants from available moneys within the fund and make other distributions from the fund to eligible tribes, as specified. Existing law requires an eligible tribe requesting a grant to submit an application on a form approved by the panel and provided by the commission. Existing law authorizes the panel to distribute of the available moneys in the fund to all eligible tribes that submitted a completed grant application, as specified. Existing law authorizes the panel, in its discretion and based upon the purpose or project set forth in the application, to require an eligible tribe to encumber or expend any or all of a grant within a specified period of time, as described. Existing law requires each eligible tribe and each individual applying on behalf of each eligible tribe to agree to return to the fund any amount of a grant not encumbered or expended, as specified.
California AB 221 (20252026) — Tribal Nation Grant Fund.
Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund, administered by the California Gambling Control Commission, for the receipt and deposit of moneys received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts. Under existing law, moneys in the Tribal Nation Grant Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the discretionary distribution of funds to nongaming and limited-gaming tribes, as specified. Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund Program and authorizes Tribal Nation Grant Fund Panel to award grants from available moneys within the fund and make other distributions from the fund to eligible tribes, as specified. Existing law requires an eligible tribe requesting a grant to submit an application on a form approved by the panel and provided by the commission. Existing law authorizes the panel to distribute of the available moneys in the fund to all eligible tribes that submitted a completed grant application, as specified. Existing law authorizes the panel, in its discretion and based upon the purpose or project set forth in the application, to require an eligible tribe to encumber or expend any or all of a grant within a specified period of time, as described. Existing law requires each eligible tribe and each individual applying on behalf of each eligible tribe to agree to return to the fund any amount of a grant not encumbered or expended, as specified.
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 — 15–0 (pass) · upper
AB 221 Ramos Assembly Third Reading — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 221 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB221 Ramos et al. By Richardson — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Ramos — primary (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Davies — coauthor (person)
Dixon — coauthor (person)
Fong — coauthor (person)
Hadwick — coauthor (person)
Michelle Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Pacheco — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Sanchez — coauthor (person)
Solache — coauthor (person)
Soria — coauthor (person)
Valencia — author (person)
Wallis — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-01-09 From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
2025-02-03 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2025-04-24 Coauthors revised.
2025-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-07 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1781.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2025-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-09 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-08-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2466.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2975.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 129, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/121cae4e-40cf-43fa-9a19-a98cf205fbdb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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