Tribal gaming: compact ratification

The amendment takes effect immediately under state law, supporting the tribe’s gaming-related economic development and self-sufficiency. It also limits CEQA review for specified compact-related agreements and on-reservation compliance.

What the law does ​

• Ratifies the first amendment, executed July 13, 2026, to the tribal-state gaming compact between California and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
• Excludes execution of the amended compact and specified related agreements from treatment as CEQA projects.
• Excludes on-reservation impacts of complying with the amended compact from CEQA project review.
• Takes effect immediately as an urgency law.

Who it affects ​

• The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and its members.
• State and local governments negotiating compact-authorized agreements with the tribe.
• Nearby communities and the California public.

Context ​

The Governor may negotiate tribal-state gaming compacts, but the Legislature must ratify them.