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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2507: Office of Tribal Affairs.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2507 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Office of Tribal Affairs. Primary sponsor: Stephanie Nguyen (D), Esmeralda Soria (D). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 25, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes within the office of the Governor, the office of the Governor’s Tribal Advisor, which is headed by the Governor’s Tribal Advisor who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

This bill would, instead, establish within the Office of the Governor, the Office of Tribal Affairs (office), which is headed by the Secretary of Tribal Affairs who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor, as specified. The bill would require each state agency that engages, or has programs, services, or responsibilities affecting tribal governments to, among other things, designate a tribal liaison, as described. The bill would require the office to be advised by a Tribal Advisory Committee, as described, and would require the committee to, among other things, provide recommendations and tribal perspectives to assist the office in strengthening government-to-government engagement and improving the design, access, and implementation of state programs and services affecting tribal governments. The bill would require the office to, among other things, support the implementation of consultation policies, facilitate direct engagement between state agencies and tribal governments, and provide training, guidance, and technical assistance to tribal liaisons and state agency personnel, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephanie NguyenPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly10
Esmeralda SoriaPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly27
Joaquin ArambulaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly31
Lisa CalderonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly56
Sabrina CervantesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Dave CorteseCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Heather HadwickCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly1
John HarabedianCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly41
Sharon Quirk-SilvaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly67
James RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly45
Pilar SchiavoCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly40
Suzette Martinez ValladaresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Rick Chavez ZburCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 449, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6721.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page