Tom Umberg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Author
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. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 209, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2878.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3167.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Action rescinded whereby bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
Ordered to the Assembly.
Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2345.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1269.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1026.) (May 6).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing May 6.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 12.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB47 | HTML |
| 12/12/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/26/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/01/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 05/05/25- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/20/25- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 07/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/02/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/10/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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