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The Tribal Bills Report

September 2 snapshot, plus current October 16 outcomes and land-transfer status.
Public update · checked 16 October 2026

Where the tracked bills finished in 2026

Ten tracked California bills became law, three were vetoed, and one was held. The Pit River land-transfer bill still awaits House action; it is not law.

Dates, sources and what remains unknown

Signed into law: AB 31, 1641, 1769, 1824, 1841, 2115, 2187 and 2507 (Sept. 25); AB 1581 (Sept. 30); and previously chaptered AB 2018. Vetoed: AB 1881 and AB 2218 (Sept. 30), SB 891 (Sept. 27). Held: SB 1326. Governor September 25 record · September 27 record · September 30 record.

Pit River Land Transfer Act: Senate passed amended H.R. 2400 September 30. The measure awaits House action on the amendment; neither enactment nor a completed land transfer is established. Sponsor’s account.

Reading order: The bill-by-bill table and older PDF below are September 2 archival snapshots, not the present 2026 dispositions. For current stages use the linked October 16 addendum and the Watch Desk.

Later status attached to this dated snapshot

H.R. 2400 changed after the September 2 baseline

The September 30 Senate floor record lists H.R. 2400 as passed with an amendment. The dated summary below still preserves its September 2 snapshot. Passage does not establish a completed land transfer.

Updated September 2, 2026 · v0.2.2

September 2 snapshot: 1 law; 12 measures cleared the Legislature; 1 held.

The August 31 passage deadline changed the status of most tracked state bills. By this snapshot, many had moved beyond floor votes: some were being enrolled, some had been sent to the Governor, and others were waiting for the next official action.

Use the right layer

Three ways to read this work

This page

A short, dated closeout view of what changed around the end of the legislative session.

Full briefing

Bill-by-bill status, the dated baseline, and the later H.R. 2400 update.

Watch Desk

Use this for later votes, Governor action, federal action, and other status changes.

What changed since August 27?

Sent to the Governor

AB 31, AB 1824, and AB 2187 were presented to the Governor. Several more tracked bills are enrolled.

Passed by the Legislature

AB 1881, AB 1581, AB 1841, and AB 1769 cleared final legislative action and moved into engrossing/enrolling.

Held

SB 1326 remains held and should not be described as moving toward enactment this session.

Pit River federal bill

H.R. 2400 remains pending after the Senate Indian Affairs Committee's August 5 substitute action; it is not enacted.

Choose the right version

Need the explanation?

Read the full briefing for the status table, bill-by-bill notes, current-law baseline, and September 30 watch window.

Need the latest status?

Use the Watch Desk. It shows the current stage, next trigger, source, and whether each track was actually rechecked.

Correction rule: a later vote, enrollment, Governor action, veto, chaptering, federal action, or authoritative correction should produce a dated update. Older copies remain snapshots of what was known then.
Independent civic work. Not an official Tribal publication or legal advice. Official legislative records control current status.