--- type: "Bill" title: "Attorneys: board of trustees: annual membership fee." description: "Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20112012" identifier: "SB 163" citation: "California SB 163 (20112012)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Attorneys: board of trustees: annual membership fee."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Evans"] version_count: 8 action_count: 33 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2011-02-02" last_action: "2011-10-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b15973-15ea-4292-b917-897c2b1b1906" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163" source_hash: "1fee8d14c679b4e897ad8d820b152e32810f3ca912a13d8b653ebee3f4f78cf5" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 163 (20112012) — Attorneys: board of trustees: annual membership fee. Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/02/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16399INT) 2. **05/27/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16398AMD) 3. **07/13/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16397AMD) 4. **09/01/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16396AMD) 5. **09/02/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16395AMD) 6. **10/02/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16393CHP) 7. **SB163** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163) 8. **09/13/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB163&version=20110SB16394ENR) ## Votes - Do pass as amended. — **8–1** (pass) · lower - Unfinished Supp 1 SB163 Evans Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass. — **5–0** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass. — **8–1** (pass) · lower - From Committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration. — **5–0** (pass) · upper - SB 163 Evans Senate Third Reading By FEUER — **68–9** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Evans — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2011-02-02** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2011-02-03** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5. - **2011-02-10** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee` - **2011-04-29** Set for hearing May 10. - **2011-05-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 950.) (May 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-05-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-05-27** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-05-27** Ordered to second reading. - **2011-05-31** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-05-31** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee` - **2011-05-31** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 1177.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee, committee-passage` - **2011-06-01** From committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1251.) (June 1). `committee-passage` - **2011-06-01** Ordered to third reading. - **2011-06-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1278.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2011-06-16** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee` - **2011-06-21** Hearing postponed by committee. - **2011-07-12** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 28). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-07-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-07-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-09-01** Read third time and amended. (Page 2769.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-09-01** Ordered to third reading. - **2011-09-02** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee` - **2011-09-02** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee` - **2011-09-06** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2885.) - **2011-09-06** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (September 6). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-09-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-09-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 9. Page 3114.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-09-09** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2011-09-09** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2462.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2011-09-16** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m. - **2011-10-02** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2011-10-02** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 417, Statutes of 2011. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2b15973-15ea-4292-b917-897c2b1b1906`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).