California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 1024 — Attorneys: admission to practice.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 573, Statutes of 2013.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 23 sponsors

    1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Existing law authorizes the Supreme Court to admit an applicant as an attorney at law in all the courts of the state, upon certification by the examining committee of the State Bar of California that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements for admission to practice law, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the Supreme Court to admit to the practice of law an applicant who is not lawfully present in the United States, upon certification by the committee that the applicant has fulfilled those requirements for admission, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 573, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 3344.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3344.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (September 12).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3341.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 2364.).

  11. Taken up without reference to file by unanimous consent.

  12. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (September 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 2315.)

  15. Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 2315.)

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 2).

  26. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  28. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and JUD.

  29. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  30. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1454.)

  31. Ordered to third reading.

  32. From consent calendar.

  33. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  34. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  35. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  36. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  37. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  38. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  39. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  40. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.

  41. Read first time.

  42. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  43. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Bocanegra · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Pérez · Cosponsor
  • Roger Hernández · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Hueso · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Cosponsor
  • Medina · Cosponsor
  • Padilla · Cosponsor
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
  • Perea · Cosponsor
  • Rendon · Cosponsor
  • Torres · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Gonzalez · Primary
  • Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (99)

99 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 99 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

AB 1024 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 62 Yea · 4 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 583010
Democratic 4000
Republican 0102
Total 624012
% of votes cast 79%5%0%15%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mansoor — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 0100
Total 9100
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chau — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

W/O REF. TO FILE AB1024 Gonzalez By Lara

Passed 29 Yea · 5 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26505
Democratic 3000
Total 29505
% of votes cast 74%13%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1024 TORRES Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Stone — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Harkey — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

immigration civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1024 do?
Existing law authorizes the Supreme Court to admit an applicant as an attorney at law in all the courts of the state, upon certification by the examining committee of the State Bar of California that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements for admission to practice law, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the Supreme Court to admit to the practice of law an applicant who is not lawfully present in the United States, upon certification by the committee that the applicant has fulfilled those requirements for admission, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1024?
AB 1024 is sponsored by Alejo, Bocanegra, Salas, Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), V. Manuel Pérez, Roger Hernández, De León, Campos, Correa, Eggman, Gomez, Hernandez, Hueso, Lara, Medina, Padilla, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Perea, Rendon, Torres, Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1024?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1024?
Track AB 1024 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 1024

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 1024

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →