Bill Commons

CA AB 2507

enacted

Office of Tribal Affairs.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2507 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2507 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-25): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2507 about?

Existing law establishes within the office of the Governor, the office of the Governor's Tribal Advisor, which is headed by the Governor's Tribal Advisor who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. This bill would, instead, establish within the Office of the Governor, the Office of Tribal Affairs (office) , which is headed by the Secretary of Tribal Affairs who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor, as specified. The bill would require each state agency that engages, or has programs, services, or responsibilities affecting tribal governments to, among other things, designate a tribal liaison, as described. The bill would require the office to be advised by a Tribal Advisory Committee, as described, and would require the committee to, among other things, provide recommendations and tribal perspectives to assist the office in strengthening government-to-government engagement and improving the design, access, and implementation of state programs and services affecting tribal governments. The bill would require the office to, among other things, support the implementation of consultation policies, facilitate direct engagement between state agencies and tribal governments, and provide training, guidance, and technical assistance to tribal liaisons and state agency personnel, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2507?

Nguyen is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2507, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes within the office of the Governor, the office of the Governor's Tribal Advisor, which is headed by the Governor's Tribal Advisor who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. This bill would, instead, establish within the Office of the Governor, the Office of Tribal Affairs (office) , which is headed by the Secretary of Tribal Affairs who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor, as specified. The bill would require each state agency that engages, or has programs, services, or responsibilities affecting tribal governments to, among other things, designate a tribal liaison, as described. The bill would require the office to be advised by a Tribal Advisory Committee, as described, and would require the committee to, among other things, provide recommendations and tribal perspectives to assist the office in strengthening government-to-government engagement and improving the design, access, and implementation of state programs and services affecting tribal governments. The bill would require the office to, among other things, support the implementation of consultation policies, facilitate direct engagement between state agencies and tribal governments, and provide training, guidance, and technical assistance to tribal liaisons and state agency personnel, as specified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-25 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nguyenauthor
  • Soriaauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Ramoscoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor
  • Arambulacoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Cervantescoauthor
  • Cortesecoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-25

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-25

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6721.).

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  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  18. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5327.)

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-04-23

    Coauthors revised.

  23. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

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  25. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  26. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/25/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-25Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2507Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-22 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Alvarez: other
  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
  • AB 2507 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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