California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2115: California Native Americans: formal apology.
Status: Chaptered, September 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 8304) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor. state government, and making an appropriation therefor California Native Americans: formal apology. Existing law provides that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for the harms and atrocities committed by the state in promoting, facilitating, enforcing, and permitting chattel slavery and apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans have faced, as specified…
From the chaptered text, September 25, 2026:
An act to add Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 8304) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor. state government, and making an appropriation therefor California Native Americans: formal apology. Existing law provides that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for the harms and atrocities committed by the state in promoting, facilitating, enforcing, and permitting chattel slavery and apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans have faced, as specified. Existing law requires a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. This bill, the Rowena Mae Ramos Act, would provide that the State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by its representatives who promoted, permitted, facilitated, and enforced policies of violence against California Native Americans. The bill would further provide that the State of California apologizes for perpetuating the harms experienced by California Native Americans as a result of policies enacted, sanctioned, or tolerated by the Legislature. The bill would require a plaque memorializing this apology to be publicly and conspicuously installed and maintained in the State Capitol Building. The bill would impose specified duties on the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee relating to the installation …