AB 2115 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Native Americans: formal apology.

Summary
Existing law provides that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for the harms and atrocities committed by the state in promoting, facilitating, enforcing, and permitting chattel slavery and apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans have faced, as specified. Existing law requires a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. This bill, the Rowena Mae Ramos Act, would provide that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by its representatives who promoted, permitted, facilitated, and enforced policies of violence against California Native Americans. The bill would further provide that the State of California apologizes for perpetuating the harms experienced by California Native Americans as a result of policies enacted, sanctioned, or tolerated by the Legislature. The bill would require a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. The bill would impose specified duties on the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee relating to the installation and maintenance of the plaque. The bill would authorize the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee to receive money from grants and private donations and would continuously appropriate those funds for this purpose, as specified. The bill would require the Legislature to prepare the formal apology and would request it be signed by specified state leaders. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit a final copy of this formal apology to the State Archives, where it would be available for viewing by the general public in perpetuity. The bill would include related legislative findings.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Aug 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

08/30/26 - Enrolled AB2115 · 3 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The diff reflects a transition from the formal enrolled document (with page numbers, clerk signatures, and governor's receipt line) to a web-based presentation of the same bill on the California Legislature website. All legislative text in Sections 8304 through 8304.5 is identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a formal enrolled legislative document (with page numbers, Chief Clerk and Secretary of Senate signatures, and Governor's receipt block) into a web page layout with navigation menus, search functionality, and bill tracking metadata.

Website-specific elements were added including navigation links (home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap), version history showing prior amendment dates (08/20/26 Amended Senate, 08/13/26 Amended Senate, 02/18/26 Introduced), and status tracking information.

Formal document elements were removed including page numbers, the 'Assembly Bill No. 2115' header block, clerk signature lines, and the Governor's receipt date/time line.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly May 26, 2026

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Aug 25, 2026
D Democratic30
30 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
22
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
5
Aug 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
lower
Aug 25, 2026
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
upper
Aug 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
upper
Aug 13, 2026
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
upper
Aug 3, 2026
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and G.O.
upper
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
lower
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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