California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 253 — Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2017. Enacted.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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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 tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, executed on August 18, 2017. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to that 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 437, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3208.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3206.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2712.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

  11. 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.

  12. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1491.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 3).

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

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

  19. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bigelow · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bigelow

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 253 do?
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 tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, executed on August 18, 2017. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to that 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 253?
AB 253 is sponsored by Bigelow.
What is the current status of AB 253?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 253?
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