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California State Legislature · SB 542 · Chaptered (Chapter 224, Statutes of 2026)

Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

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Officially: “Tribal gaming: compact ratification.” Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. · Mar 5, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. · Mar 26, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 4, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 839.) (April 22). · Apr 24, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 28, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 2, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 12, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1465.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.M. · Jun 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on E.M. · Jul 8, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jul 8, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 15, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
(Corrected September 4). · Sep 3, 2025
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. · Sep 5, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Sep 5, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Sep 5, 2025
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. · Sep 12, 2025
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. · Aug 6, 2026
From inactive file. · Aug 10, 2026
Ordered to third reading. · Aug 10, 2026
Read third time and amended. · Aug 17, 2026
Ordered to third reading. · Aug 17, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6382.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 24, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Aug 24, 2026
Urgency clause adopted. · Aug 25, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Aug 25, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m. · Aug 30, 2026
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 14, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 224, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 14, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Limón

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB542 Limón Urgency Clause ConcurrenceSenate · 2026-08-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 542 Limón Third Reading Urgency By HartAssembly · 2026-08-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 78, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 4, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-14 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]Assembly · 2025-07-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 8, Noes 3, Abstain 3
Senate 3rd Reading SB542 LimónSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 11, Abstain 1
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 4, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 224, Statutes of 2026. (Sep 14, 2026).