Tribal Land Acknowledgment Act of 2020.
Summary
Existing law, the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001, requires all agencies and museums that receive state funding and have possession or control over collections of California Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to inventory those remains and objects for repatriation to the appropriate tribes, as specified. This bill would authorize the owner or operator of any public school, state or local park, library, or museum, or other state or local government building in this state to adopt a land acknowledgment process by which Native American tribes are properly recognized as traditional stewards of the land on which the public school, state or local park, library, or museum, or other state or local government building is located, as specified.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Assembly Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2020
Last action Aug 20, 2020
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 9, 2020
How they voted
75–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 78
Jun 9, 2020
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Aug 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Aug 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 5).
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
upper
Jun 9, 2020
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0-3)
assembly
Jun 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4724.)
lower
Jun 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 2).
lower
May 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
Eduardo Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Carrillo
DDemocratic
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