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

AB 854 — Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2023.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 30, 2023.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

The existing federal 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 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 tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Redding Rancheria, California, executed on March 30, 2023. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to this compact are not projects for purposes of CEQA. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2023.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2398.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Ordered to second reading.

  8. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2826.).

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1544.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Withdrawn from committee.

  15. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Page 1514.)

  16. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

  18. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  20. Read first time. To print.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 854 do?
The existing federal 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 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 tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Redding Rancheria, California, executed on March 30, 2023. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to this compact are not projects for purposes of CEQA. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 854?
AB 854 is sponsored by Ramos, James C. (Democratic) and Lackey, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 854?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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