CaliforniaFebruary 2025 bar exam: audit.
What it does
The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar), a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. The act sets forth the requirements for a license to practice law in California, including passing the general bar examination. The act requires the board of trustees to contract with the California State Auditor every 2 years to conduct a performance audit of the State Bar's operations.
More detail
This bill would require the California State Auditor to conduct an audit of the February 2025 bar exam, as specified, and to submit the audit as soon as possible to the board of trustees, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary. The bill would require the State Bar to provide the California State Auditor with the funding necessary to cover the costs of the audit.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 209, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2878.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB47 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 11Urgency clause adopted.Major
- Sep 10In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 47 Umberg Third Reading Urgency By Kalra. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3167.) Ordered to the Senate.Major
- Sep 2Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read third time and amended.Major
- Jul 3Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 3Action rescinded whereby bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.Minor
- Jul 1In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- Jun 30Ordered to the Assembly.
- Jun 30Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.
- Jun 27In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 47 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2345.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- May 28In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1269.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1026.) (May 6).Minor
- May 6
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Apr 4Set for hearing May 6.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Jan 29Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jan 6Read first time.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 12.
- Dec 12Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced