AB 977 is sponsored by Cervantes and Ramos, James C. (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 977 — California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.

Last action September 26, 2025 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2025.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
2 sponsors

1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/26/25 - Chaptered Current pdf September 26, 2025
Enrolled 09/04/25 - Enrolled pdf September 04, 2025
Amended 07/08/25 - Amended Senate pdf July 08, 2025
Amended 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly pdf May 23, 2025
Introduced 02/20/25 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2025
AB977 View text html

Action History

September 26, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 131, Statutes of 2025.
September 26, 2025
Approved by the Governor.
September 09, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
September 02, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2807.).
August 26, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 25, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2251.).
August 20, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
August 19, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
July 17, 2025
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.
July 08, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
June 19, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
June 11, 2025
Referred to Com. on ED.
June 03, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
June 02, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1912.)
May 27, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
May 23, 2025
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
May 23, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
April 30, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
April 09, 2025
Coauthors revised.
April 09, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
March 17, 2025
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
February 21, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
February 20, 2025
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Ramos, James C. Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Cervantes

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 977 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 02, 2025

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	58	0	0	1
Republican	19	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	78	0	0	1
% of votes cast	99%	0%	0%	1%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	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	Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	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
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd AB977 Ramos et al.

August 25, 2025

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	28	0	0	2
Republican	9	0	0	1
Total	37	0	0	3
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Not Voting
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Not Voting
Choi, Steven S.	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
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

July 16, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 977 Ramos Assembly Third Reading

June 03, 2025

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	59	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	79	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	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
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	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
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

May 23, 2025

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	4
Total	11	0	0	4
% of votes cast	73%	0%	0%	27%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

April 08, 2025

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	3	0	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 977 do?: 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 AB 977?: AB 977 is sponsored by Cervantes and Ramos, James C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 977?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 977
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Ramos, James C.

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