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CaliforniaSB 8642025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Gambling Control Act.

Sponsored By: Stephen Padilla (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

California approves three tribal gaming compacts

The law approves three tribal-state gaming agreements under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. It ratifies the Cher-Ae Heights compact signed July 11, 2025. It also ratifies first amendments for the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and the Sycuan Band, both signed July 30, 2025. These agreements are now in force, so the tribes can carry out compact terms like gaming and related deals. This urgency law takes effect right away.

Limited environmental review for tribal compacts

For the compacts ratified here, some actions are not a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act. This covers signing a ratified compact or its ratified amendment. It also covers intergovernmental agreements tied to a ratified compact with a city, county, the Department of Transportation, or another state agency, and on-reservation impacts of following a compact. Outside these listed items, cities, counties, the Department of Transportation, and other agencies must still follow CEQA. These limits apply only to the compacts and amendments ratified by this law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephen Padilla

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Bob Archuleta

    Democratic • Senate

  • Angelique Ashby

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Hurtado

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh

    Republican • Senate

  • Laura Richardson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Aisha Wahab

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 205 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/11/2025

Item 51 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 9/9/2025

Item 39 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/2/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/25/2025

Vote in CX07

Yes: 22 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/8/2025

Item 148 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 36 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CS48

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 244, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/22/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2877.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/11/2025Senate

  5. Urgency clause adopted.

    9/11/2025Senate

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    9/9/2025Senate

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3068.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/9/2025House

  8. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025House

  9. Read third time and amended.

    9/3/2025House

  10. Ordered to third reading.

    8/19/2025House

  11. From inactive file.

    8/19/2025House

  12. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

    8/18/2025House

  13. Ordered to inactive file.

    7/10/2025House

  14. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.

    7/10/2025House

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    7/3/2025House

  16. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).

    7/2/2025House

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/26/2025House

  18. Referred to Com. on G.O.

    5/19/2025House

  19. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    5/8/2025House

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1052.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    5/8/2025Senate

  21. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    5/6/2025Senate

  22. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

    5/5/2025Senate

  23. Set for hearing May 5.

    4/25/2025Senate

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 831.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/22/2025Senate

  25. Set for hearing April 22.

    4/8/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/16/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    9/3/2025

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  • Introduced

    3/20/2025

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