California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1579
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Valencia (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 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.
Text versions
- 08/31/26 - Chaptered· Aug 31, 2026
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled· Aug 24, 2026
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate· Jul 2, 2026
- 04/29/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 29, 2026
- 03/03/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 3, 2026
- 01/13/26 - Introduced· Jan 13, 2026
- AB1579
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 House | AB 1579 Valencia Concurrence - Urgency Added | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 19, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 22, 2026 House | AB 1579 Ramos Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 13, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 23, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 31, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2026. - Aug 31, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 27, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6314.). - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Ordered to the unfinished business file. - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. - Aug 19, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.). - Aug 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to second reading. - Aug 11, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
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. - Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. - May 22, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 22, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5249.) - May 14, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 13, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13). - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). - Mar 10, 2026 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on HUM. S. - Jan 14, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee February 13. - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.