Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system
Summary
Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing the character fitness questionnaire from inquiring into an applicant's prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Last action Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2024
How they voted
39–21
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
Jun 3, 2024
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
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