California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 625 — State Public Defender: indigent defense: study.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 583, Statutes of 2021.

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  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 12, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the State Public Defender to represent any person financially unable to employ counsel in specified matters. The State Public Defender is authorized to employ deputies and other employees, and establish and operate offices, as they may need for the proper performance of their duties, and to contract with county public defenders, private attorneys, and nonprofit corporations for participation in the representation of eligible persons. This bill would, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, require the State Public Defender, in consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, to undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and submit a report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2024.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 583, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2391.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  9. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1844.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 2000
Democratic 4001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Democratic 5001
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 13002
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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Special Consent AB625

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 3001
Democratic 11002
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wilk — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Min — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Roth — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Newman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Bates — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 625 Arambula Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 28000
Unaffiliated 39002
Republican 10000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 625 do?
Existing law authorizes the State Public Defender to represent any person financially unable to employ counsel in specified matters. The State Public Defender is authorized to employ deputies and other employees, and establish and operate offices, as they may need for the proper performance of their duties, and to contract with county public defenders, private attorneys, and nonprofit corporations for participation in the representation of eligible persons. This bill would, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, require the State Public Defender, in consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, to undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and submit a report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2024.
Who sponsors AB 625?
AB 625 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 625?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 625?
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