Diane Dixon
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 72
Author
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. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 155, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3502.).
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2883.).
From Consent Calendar.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).
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.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB484 | HTML |
| 02/10/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/01/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/16/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/01/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/04/25- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/27/25- Senate Judiciary | |
| 07/10/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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