California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 2520 — Department of Justice: Office of Access to Justice.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, which is responsible, in part, for overseeing statewide criminal justice programs, including the California Criminalistics Institute. This bill would require the department to establish an Office of Access to Justice by January 1, 2024, for the purpose of increasing the availability of meaningful access to justice for all Californians, as specified. The bill would require the office to promote access to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the California criminal and civil justice systems by, among other things, advising the Attorney General on access to justice issues and developing policy recommendations for the Attorney General, establishing a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, and identifying emerging legal issues among low-income Californians by communicating regularly with local legal aid organizations, community groups, divisions and bureaus within the department, and any other group or organization deemed appropriate or relevant by the office. This bill would authorize the office to provide analysis and input as necessary on issues related to civil legal aid and access justice for legislative proposals pending before the Legislature. The bill would require the office to prepare a report describing the office's activities and submit the report to the Legislature and post the report on the department's internet website by March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, until April 1, 2028. The bill would require the office to cease all activities on January 1, 2029, and would require the department to prepare a report outlining the office's accomplishments and describing ways to improve access to justice and to submit the report to the Legislature and post the report on the department's internet website by April 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 0.).

  4. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 5130.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 11).

  10. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 5. Page 4940.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 19).

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

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 19).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2520 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30002
Unaffiliated 270012
Republican 2007
Total 590021
% of votes cast 74%0%0%26%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie 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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2520 Gabriel By Caballero

Passed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18203
Democratic 13000
Republican 0202
Total 31405
% of votes cast 78%10%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Roth — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
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 Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0100
Unaffiliated 3001
Democratic 2000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

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

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 2001
Republican 0100
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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AB 2520 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 5 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2205
Unaffiliated 31305
Democratic 29001
Total 625011
% of votes cast 79%6%0%14%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt 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
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Democratic 7000
Republican 1001
Total 13102
% of votes cast 81%6%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3102
Democratic 5000
Total 8102
% of votes cast 73%9%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Cunningham — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2520 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, which is responsible, in part, for overseeing statewide criminal justice programs, including the California Criminalistics Institute. This bill would require the department to establish an Office of Access to Justice by January 1, 2024, for the purpose of increasing the availability of meaningful access to justice for all Californians, as specified. The bill would require the office to promote access to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the California criminal and civil justice systems by, among other things, advising the Attorney General on access to justice issues and developing policy recommendations for the Attorney General, establishing a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, and identifying emerging legal issues among low-income Californians by communicating regularly with local legal aid organizations, community groups, divisions and bureaus within the department, and any other group or organization deemed appropriate or relevant by the office. This bill would authorize the office to provide analysis and input as necessary on issues related to civil legal aid and access justice for legislative proposals pending before the Legislature. The bill would require the office to prepare a report describing the office's activities and submit the report to the Legislature and post the report on the department's internet website by March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, until April 1, 2028. The bill would require the office to cease all activities on January 1, 2029, and would require the department to prepare a report outlining the office's accomplishments and describing ways to improve access to justice and to submit the report to the Legislature and post the report on the department's internet website by April 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
Who sponsors AB 2520?
AB 2520 is sponsored by Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2520?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 2520?
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