CaliforniaCalifornia bar examination.
What it does
The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, also known as the Committee of Bar Examiners, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years' notice of that change.
More detail
This bill would require the Committee of Bar Examiners to provide a report to the board of trustees, the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, and to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary on whether adopting a uniform bar examination would be more efficient to administer and lower the cost of administration for the State Bar and examinees. The bill would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2030.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 155, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3502.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 484 Dixon Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 11Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2883.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB484 Dixon By Umberg. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 10Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 10From Consent Calendar.
- Jul 3Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- May 7Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 484 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 1From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 24Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 20From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 3Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Feb 11From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
- Feb 10Read first time. To print.Introduced