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← Week 36 Law & GovernanceTribal Bills Report

The legislative watch changed after August 31.

The Legislature's passage deadline has passed. The September 2 refresh moves the Tribal-bill tracks from floor/concurrence watching to enrollment, Governor action, chaptering, and implementation. Eleven broader Long Return tracks remain visible as Baseline refresh pending rather than receiving a false September 2 verification date.

26 tracks
Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 2018 - Missing persons: DNA testing

LAW NOW - CHAPTER 93

Approved July 16, 2026 and chaptered as Chapter 93.

Watch next: Watch DOJ implementation and MMIP overlap.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 31 - Tribal Police Program

PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR - AUG. 31

Presented to the Governor August 31 at 4 p.m.

Watch next: Governor action; September 30 is the outside signing/veto deadline for covered bills.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1824 - Indian-child guardianship and conservatorship

PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR - AUG. 31

Presented to the Governor August 31 at 4 p.m.

Watch next: Governor action; if signed, implementation in Probate Code/ICWA practice.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 2187 - State contracts with California Tribes

PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR - AUG. 27

Presented to the Governor August 27 at 4 p.m.

Watch next: Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 2218 - Tribal water policy

ENROLLED - AUG. 30

Enrolled August 30 after legislative concurrence.

Watch next: Presentation to Governor, then sign/veto/chaptering; implementation if enacted.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 2115 - Rowena Mae Ramos Act / formal apology

ENROLLED - AUG. 30

Enrolled August 30 after Assembly concurrence in Senate amendments.

Watch next: Presentation to Governor and Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 2507 - Office of Tribal Affairs

ENROLLED - SEPT. 1

Enrolled September 1. The bill would codify the Office/Secretary structure already operated administratively since 2022.

Watch next: Presentation to Governor and Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1641 - Tribal colleges in public higher education

ENROLLED - SEPT. 1

Enrolled September 1 after final Assembly action.

Watch next: Presentation to Governor and Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

SB 891 - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program

ENROLLED - AUG. 31

Enrolled August 31 after Senate concurrence.

Watch next: Presentation to Governor and Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1881 - California Indian Freedom Act of 2026

PASSED LEGISLATURE / ENGROSSING & ENROLLING - AUG. 30

Senate passed; Assembly concurred in Senate amendments August 30.

Watch next: Enrollment/presentation to Governor; then Governor action by the applicable deadline.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1581 - AI/AN education data reporting

PASSED LEGISLATURE / ENGROSSING & ENROLLING - AUG. 28

Senate passed; Assembly concurred in Senate amendments August 28.

Watch next: Enrollment/presentation to Governor; then Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1841 - Native American Day for state employees

PASSED LEGISLATURE / ENGROSSING & ENROLLING - AUG. 31

Senate passed; Assembly concurred in Senate amendments August 31. Current text still conditions the state-employee holiday entitlement on an appropriation and permits bargaining-unit negotiation.

Watch next: Enrollment/presentation to Governor; then Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

AB 1769 - Transfer pathways from Tribal colleges

PASSED LEGISLATURE / ENGROSSING & ENROLLING - AUG. 28

Senate passed; Assembly concurred in Senate amendments August 28.

Watch next: Enrollment/presentation to Governor; then Governor action.

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Checked 2026-09-02Tribal legislation

SB 1326 - CEQA and Tribal cultural-resource mitigation

HELD / NOT ADVANCING THIS SESSION

Held in Assembly Appropriations August 13 and remained under submission at session close.

Watch next: No current floor path; watch for later-session return or a new measure.

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Checked 2026-09-02Federal / Pit River land

Pit River Land Transfer Act - H.R. 2400 / S. 2871

H.R. 2400 ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED WITH SUBSTITUTE - AUG. 5

No later Senate floor or enactment action was located in the September 2 source sweep. S. 2871 remains a separate companion measure.

Watch next: Publication/reporting of the Senate committee substitute and further Senate action.

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Food Has to Get Here

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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A Data Center at the Old Crystal Geyser Plant?

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Fountain Wind Project

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Ecological Conditions & Disaster Watch

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Public Health & Community Conditions

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Economic Distribution & Access

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Plans & Decisions Watch

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Mt. Shasta Data Center / Former Crystal Geyser Site

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Sáttítla / Medicine Lake: Beetle-Kill, Logging, and Monument Questions

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Cultural Access & Ancestral Lands

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Missing, Murdered, and Unsolved

BASELINE REFRESH PENDING

Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.

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Freshness rule

A verification date appears only after a source check. An inherited track may remain useful enough to keep visible while still being marked Baseline refresh pending. That label is not a negative finding about the underlying issue; it means the current source record has not yet been refreshed.

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