AB 226 is sponsored by Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), and Ta, Tri (Republican).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 226 — University of California: California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001.

Last action October 10, 2023 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2023.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on October 10, 2023.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
7 sponsors

1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The California Constitution provides that the University of California constitutes a public trust, and requires the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes. 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. This bill would urge the University of California to, on or before June 30, 2024, and annually thereafter, report each University of California campus's progress towards completing repatriation pursuant to the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001. The bill would urge the office of the President of the University of California to provide available funding to sufficiently support those efforts. The bill would urge the University of California to prohibit use of any Native American human remains or cultural items for purposes of teaching or research at the University of California. Existing law requires the California State Auditor to conduct an audit commencing in the year 2019 and again in 2021 regarding the University of California's compliance with the federal and California acts and to report its findings to the Legislature and all other appropriate entities. This bill would require the California State Auditor to additionally conduct an audit again in 2024 and 2026, and to also report its findings to the Native American Heritage Commission.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/10/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 10, 2023
Enrolled 09/18/23 - Enrolled pdf September 18, 2023
Amended 09/01/23 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2023
Amended 03/20/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 20, 2023
Introduced 01/11/23 - Introduced pdf January 11, 2023
AB226 View text html

Action History

October 10, 2023
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2023.
October 10, 2023
Approved by the Governor.
September 21, 2023
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
September 14, 2023
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3544.).
September 13, 2023
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
September 13, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2764.).
September 08, 2023
Ordered to special consent calendar.
September 05, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
September 01, 2023
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
September 01, 2023
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).
June 26, 2023
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
June 14, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 31, 2023
Referred to Com. on ED.
May 23, 2023
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 22, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1707.)
May 18, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 18, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
April 26, 2023
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 12, 2023
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 12, 2023
Coauthors revised.
March 21, 2023
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
March 20, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
January 26, 2023
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
January 12, 2023
From printer. May be heard in committee February 11.
January 11, 2023
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Ramos, James C. Democratic

Co-sponsors (6)

Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic
Addis, Dawn Democratic
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
Fong, Mike Democratic
Ortega, Liz Democratic
Ta, Tri Republican

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 226 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 14, 2023

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	47	0	0	0
Republican	13	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	20	0	0	0
Total	80	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Special Consent AB226 Ramos et al.

September 13, 2023

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	21	0	0	1
Republican	7	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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Do pass as amended

September 01, 2023

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Bradford	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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Placed on suspense file

June 26, 2023

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	1
Total	6	0	0	1
% of votes cast	86%	0%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Bradford	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

June 14, 2023

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Glazer	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

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AB 226 Ramos Assembly Third Reading

May 22, 2023

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	46	0	0	1
Republican	11	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	20	0	0	0
Total	77	0	0	3
% of votes cast	96%	0%	0%	4%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Villapudua	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Yea
Waldron	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Yea
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Not Voting
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 18, 2023

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	1
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Mathis	—	Yea
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

April 11, 2023

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	12	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Santiago	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 226 do?: The California Constitution provides that the University of California constitutes a public trust, and requires the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes. 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. This bill would urge the University of California to, on or before June 30, 2024, and annually thereafter, report each University of California campus's progress towards completing repatriation pursuant to the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001. The bill would urge the office of the President of the University of California to provide available funding to sufficiently support those efforts. The bill would urge the University of California to prohibit use of any Native American human remains or cultural items for purposes of teaching or research at the University of California. Existing law requires the California State Auditor to conduct an audit commencing in the year 2019 and again in 2021 regarding the University of California's compliance with the federal and California acts and to report its findings to the Legislature and all other appropriate entities. This bill would require the California State Auditor to additionally conduct an audit again in 2024 and 2026, and to also report its findings to the Native American Heritage Commission.
Who sponsors AB 226?: AB 226 is sponsored by Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), and Ta, Tri (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 226?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 226
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 11, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Ramos, James C.

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