California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 345 — Attorneys: annual membership fees.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 681, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation. The State Bar is governed by a board of trustees. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, requires the board to charge an annual membership fee for active members of up to $315 for 2013. Existing law requires the board to charge an annual membership fee for inactive members of up to $75. Existing law requires the State Bar, until January 1, 2014, to allocate $20 of those fees to support nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to persons of limited means, except to the extent that a member elects not to support those activities. This bill would, until January 1, 2015, require the board to charge the annual membership fee for active members described above. The bill would require the board to increase each of the annual membership fees described above by an additional $30, to be allocated only to support nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to persons of limited means, except to the extent that a member elects not to support those activities. The bill would require that the invoice provided to members for payment of the annual membership fee provide each member the option of deducting $30 from the annual membership fee if the member elects not to have this amount allocated for the purposes described above. Existing law generally authorizes the Controller to offset any amount due a state agency from a person or entity against any amount owing the person or entity by any state agency, as specified, and requires the Controller, in conjunction with the Franchise Tax Board, to develop a program to provide for multiple offsets to various participating state agencies, as specified. This bill would authorize and direct the State Bar of California to participate as a state agency in the program described above for the collection of specified fines, penalties, assessments, costs, or reimbursements owed to the State Bar of California.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 681, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2422.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 3222.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 30).

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 15).

  14. Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2550.)

  15. Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 947.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 852.) (May 7).

  21. Set for hearing May 7.

  22. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  24. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Evans

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB345 Evans Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Correa — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 345 Evans Senate Third Reading By WIECKOWSKI

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66104
Democratic 4000
Republican 2001
Total 72105
% of votes cast 92%1%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Salas — Yea
John A. Pérez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15100
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 3000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Knight — Yea
Monning — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 345 do?
Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation. The State Bar is governed by a board of trustees. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, requires the board to charge an annual membership fee for active members of up to $315 for 2013. Existing law requires the board to charge an annual membership fee for inactive members of up to $75. Existing law requires the State Bar, until January 1, 2014, to allocate $20 of those fees to support nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to persons of limited means, except to the extent that a member elects not to support those activities. This bill would, until January 1, 2015, require the board to charge the annual membership fee for active members described above. The bill would require the board to increase each of the annual membership fees described above by an additional $30, to be allocated only to support nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to persons of limited means, except to the extent that a member elects not to support those activities. The bill would require that the invoice provided to members for payment of the annual membership fee provide each member the option of deducting $30 from the annual membership fee if the member elects not to have this amount allocated for the purposes described above. Existing law generally authorizes the Controller to offset any amount due a state agency from a person or entity against any amount owing the person or entity by any state agency, as specified, and requires the Controller, in conjunction with the Franchise Tax Board, to develop a program to provide for multiple offsets to various participating state agencies, as specified. This bill would authorize and direct the State Bar of California to participate as a state agency in the program described above for the collection of specified fines, penalties, assessments, costs, or reimbursements owed to the State Bar of California.
Who sponsors SB 345?
SB 345 is sponsored by Evans.
What is the current status of SB 345?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 345?
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