SACRAMENTO—A mural depicting California Native American history will be incorporated as part of a legislative hearing room as part of any construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction work undertaken for the legislature’s annex under AB 1459 signed today by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assemblymember James C.
SACRAMENTO—University of California (UC) campuses will face two additional state audits in the wake of slow progress in returning wrongly held Native American human remains and cultural artifacts to the appropriate tribes under a bill, AB 226, signed today by the governor and authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino). Federal and state law required UC to return the human remains and items by 1995.
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino)and Yurok Tribal Chairman Joe James today issued the following statement upon learning of the governor’s veto of AB 273 which would have established additional requirements for social workers, probation officers, and juvenile courts when a child or non-minor dependent (NMD) is missing from foster care, including immediate notification requirements, hearing timelines, and due diligence reporting deadlines.
SACRAMENTO—California Community Colleges and California State Universities will be required to stock fentanyl test strips at the campus health center and provide information about how to use the strips under legislation authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
SACRAMENTO—A bill prohibiting a person convicted of an offense punishable by life without possibility of parole from being released on bail pending imposition or execution of a sentence was signed by Gavin Newsom. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), introduced the measure, AB 791, after the fatal on-duty shooting of Riverside Sheriff’s Deputy Isaiah Cordero in December 2022.
SACRAMENTO— A bill requiring the Department of Justice to implement procedures for employees assigned to the Bureau of Gambling Control to track those hours and expenses that can be charged to the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom today. The measure, AB 553, was introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino).
SACRAMENTO—Unused facilities at Patton State Hospital can be leased to a nonprofit corporation or local government to provide mental health and homeless services following the governor’s approval of AB 349 which takes effect in January. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) introduced the measure.
Today tribal leaders, victims, local law enforcement and lawmakers gathered today to learn how the a new tool – the Feather Alert – will work to help law enforcement quickly notify the public about missing Native Americans and enlist their aid. The law, AB 1314, took effect in January and was authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first and only California Native American elected to the legislature.
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first and only California Native American elected to the legislature, announced he received an award from the California Native American Heritage Commission for serving as the longest serving chair. Ramos received the award last night at the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association.
Please note: the celebration was broadcast on Assemblymember Ramos’s Facebook page. It was recorded and can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsmJamesRamos
