Jesse Gabriel
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 46
Author
Existing law, the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in courts selected by the Judicial Council. The act requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more programs to provide competitive grants to provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in civil matters involving specific types of civil matters, including, among others, housing-related matters, probate conservatorships, guardianships, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to consider various factors, including, among others, the unmet need for legal services in the geographic area to be served, in selecting and renewing participating programs. Existing law requires program applicants to, among other things, describe how the program would be administered and the means by which the program would serve the particular needs of the community, such as by providing representation to limited-English-speaking clients. This bill would require the programs to provide services without regard to the citizenship or immigration status of the person represented. The bill would additionally require the Judicial Council to consider, among other related factors, the program's plan for providing service to all potential clients regardless of immigration status. The bill would also require program applications to include in that description whether and how the program will ensure that services are available to all eligible individuals seeking services regardless of immigration status.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 486, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 5097.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 21).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4366.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2193 | HTML |
| 02/15/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/10/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/24/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/23/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/29/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/23/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/25/22- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 03/30/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/17/22- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/24/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/03/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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