CA AB 1579
enactedTribal gaming: compact ratification.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1579 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1579 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1579 about?
Existing federal law, the 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. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation executed on June 23, 2026. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to that amended compact are not projects for purposes of CEQA. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA AB 1579?
Valencia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1579.
Description
Existing federal law, the 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. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation executed on June 23, 2026. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to that amended compact are not projects for purposes of CEQA. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-03
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Valenciaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-20
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-20
Ordered to the unfinished business file.
2026-08-20
Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-20
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-20
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-20
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6314.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5553.).
2026-08-12
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-11
Ordered to second reading.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-11
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-08-03
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-08-03
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-24
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
referral-committee
2026-05-22
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5249.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-30
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-29
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-28
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-10
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-04
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-01-14
From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
2026-01-13
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 01/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-13Compare
- 03/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-03Compare
- 04/29/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-29Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
- 08/31/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-31Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ahrens: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 1579 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-22 · pass · 75-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Calderon: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Fong: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ta: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ward: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Kalra: other
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