Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act"
Summary
Requires the state board of law examiners to establish protocols for addressing emergencies that occur during the administration of the bar examination, and to provide testing accommodations for persons who have applied for examination for admission to practice and are the subject of, or a witness to, or are affected by the emergency.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Last action May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 19, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Liu
DDemocratic
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