AB 466 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

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 compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to 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 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, executed on August 16, 2016. The bill would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions are not projects for the purposes of CEQA.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Aug 2016

Assembly Passage

May 2015

Senate Passage

Aug 2016

Signed into Law

Sep 2016

Introduced Feb 23, 2015 Signed Sep 12, 2016

Floor votes · Senate Aug 23, 2016 · Assembly May 22, 2015

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Aug 23, 2016

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 12, 2016

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 24, 2016

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6225.).

lower

Aug 24, 2016

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Aug 23, 2016

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0)

senate

Aug 17, 2016

Committee

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

upper

Jun 29, 2016

Committee

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

upper

Jun 27, 2016

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Aug 17, 2015

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jul 14, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jul 6, 2015

Committee

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

upper

Jun 4, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

upper

May 22, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (44-25-6)

assembly

May 6, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 6).

lower

Apr 22, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 6, 2015

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

lower

Mar 26, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

lower

Feb 24, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors