CA AB 977
enactedCalifornia Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 977 pass?
Yes. CA AB 977 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-26. Latest recorded action (2025-09-26): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 977 about?
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. The California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 requires all agencies and museums, which is defined to include higher education institutions, that receive state funding and have possession or control over collections of California Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to inventory those remains and objects for repatriation to the appropriate California Indian tribes, as specified. Existing law requires the California State University to comply with additional requirements regarding the handling, maintenance, and repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items under the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001, including adopting and implementing policies and procedures on the systemwide requirements for submitting, processing, and implementing claims for the repatriation of human remains and cultural items, as specified. This bill would require the California State University to develop a policy for the reburial of Native American human remains that have been repatriated on land owned by the California State University, as provided. The bill would require the policy to require the California State University to consult with California Indian tribes, including on specified topics. The bill would also require the policy to require that any proposed location for the reburial of repatriated Native American human remains be mutually agreed upon by the California State University and the California Indian tribes that are culturally affiliated with the potential reburial land.
Who sponsors CA AB 977?
Ramos is the primary sponsor of CA AB 977, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education located throughout the state. The California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 requires all agencies and museums, which is defined to include higher education institutions, that receive state funding and have possession or control over collections of California Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to inventory those remains and objects for repatriation to the appropriate California Indian tribes, as specified. Existing law requires the California State University to comply with additional requirements regarding the handling, maintenance, and repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items under the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001, including adopting and implementing policies and procedures on the systemwide requirements for submitting, processing, and implementing claims for the repatriation of human remains and cultural items, as specified. This bill would require the California State University to develop a policy for the reburial of Native American human remains that have been repatriated on land owned by the California State University, as provided. The bill would require the policy to require the California State University to consult with California Indian tribes, including on specified topics. The bill would also require the policy to require that any proposed location for the reburial of repatriated Native American human remains be mutually agreed upon by the California State University and the California Indian tribes that are culturally affiliated with the potential reburial land.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-23
- Latest action
- 2025-09-26 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ramosauthor
- Cervantesprincipal coauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-17
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2025-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-09
Coauthors revised.
2025-04-30
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
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2025-05-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
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2025-05-23
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1912.)
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2025-06-03
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-06-11
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-06-19
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-07-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-07-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-08-19
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2025-08-20
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2025-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
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2025-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2807.).
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2025-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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2025-09-26
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-09-26
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-08 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- DeMaio: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Fong: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Patel: yes
Do pass as amended.
2025-05-23 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ta: other
- Sanchez: other
- Dixon: other
- Tangipa: other
AB 977 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-03 · pass · 79-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Rivas: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ward: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Solache: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bonta: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Davies: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Soria: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ta: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Flora: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Addis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bains: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-16 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Choi: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd AB977 Ramos et al.
2025-08-25 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Niello: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grove: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Hurtado: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Rubio: other
AB 977 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-02 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Hart: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Patel: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
- Soria: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Flora: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ward: yes
- Berman: other
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