SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) closed the 2025-26 legislative session with 18 bills that garnered legislative approval and a governor’s signature. Of those bills, twelve were signed this year and 8 were approved last year. 

SACRAMENTO—Educators will have more complete data about their Native American students because of a new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom and written by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino).

SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom today approved a bill would add California’s federally recognized tribes and their auxiliary tribal enterprises to entities exempt from the state’s bidding requirements for land management consulting services contracts. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) introduced the proposal, AB 2187 that would assist tribes to attain self-sufficiency. 

SACRAMENTO— Gov. Gavin Newsom today approved a measure requiring the California Legislature and courts to formally apologize to the state’s Native Americans for the state’s role in atrocities committed against them during the early formation of the state and its entry into the Union.  Assemblymember James C. Ramos, the first and only California Native American elected to the Legislature, introduced  AB 2115, the Rowena Mae Ramos Act.

SACRAMENTO— State employees have a new paid holiday in their future on California Native American Day following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval of legislation that authorizes paid leave for the observance, contingent upon future budget appropriations. California Native American Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday in September.

SACRAMENTO—The governor approved a bill to clarify and strengthen compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and California ICWA in probate guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. The bill, AB 1824, was introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino).

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a bill to establish the first formal transfer and articulation pathways between California’s tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and the state’s postsecondary institutions. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) introduced the measure that would minimize coursework duplication and ensure the effective and efficient progress of students attending tribal colleges and seeking transfer to another institution.

Recreation (CDPR) to enter into an operating agreement with the California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC) Support Organization to aid in the development of a cultural center honoring the history and contributions of the state’s First People. 

SACRAMENTO—Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a measure that would make permanent the Tribal Police Program that would grant peace officer status to California tribal law enforcement in a limited capacity. The measure, AB 31, is authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-45).