California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1527
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Soria (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Blanca Rubio (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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 those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to 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 Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to this amended compact are not projects for the purposes of CEQA.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Text versions
- 10/01/25 - Chaptered· Oct 1, 2025
- 09/15/25 - Enrolled· Sep 15, 2025
- 06/23/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 23, 2025
- 03/18/25 - Introduced· Mar 18, 2025
- AB1527
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 House | AB 1527 Soria Concurrence - Urgency Added | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 10, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB1527 Soria et al. By Hurtado Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 1, 2025 House | AB 1527 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 23, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Sep 11, 2025 · House
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3332.). - Sep 10, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2795.). - Aug 27, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 26, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to second reading. - Aug 26, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on G.O. - May 1, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 1, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1388.) - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 23). - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on G.O. - Mar 19, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee April 18. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.