Appointed legal counsel in civil matters: unlawful detainer cases.
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AB 2271 — Appointed legal counsel in civil matters: unlawful detainer cases.
Last action — Referred to Com. on JUD.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
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, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. This bill would require the programs to provide services without regard to the citizenship or immigration status of the person represented, and if an organization is prohibited from representing certain immigrants due to a funding restriction, would require the organization to refer those individuals for services elsewhere. The bill would also require courts to provide to the Judicial Council specified information relating to unlawful detainer cases, and would require the Judicial Council to make that information publically available.
Bill Text
- Amended 06/04/20 - Amended Assembly Current pdf June 04, 2020
- Amended 05/04/20 - Amended Assembly pdf May 04, 2020
- Introduced 02/14/20 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2020
- AB2271 View text html
Action History
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 4713.)
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Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 4700.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (June 3).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (May 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Jesse Gabriel · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Gabriel, Jesse Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 65 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 8% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (79)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Gloria | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Cunningham | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Voepel | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Brough | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Fong | — | Not Voting |
| Quirk | — | Not Voting |
| Waldron | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 17% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Diep | — | Yea |
| Voepel | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Fong | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 18% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Obernolte | — | Nay |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2271 do?
- 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, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. This bill would require the programs to provide services without regard to the citizenship or immigration status of the person represented, and if an organization is prohibited from representing certain immigrants due to a funding restriction, would require the organization to refer those individuals for services elsewhere. The bill would also require courts to provide to the Judicial Council specified information relating to unlawful detainer cases, and would require the Judicial Council to make that information publically available.
- Who sponsors AB 2271?
- AB 2271 is sponsored by Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 2271?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 2271?
- Track AB 2271 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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