---
type: "Bill"
title: "Immigration services."
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: "20132014"
identifier: "AB 1159"
citation: "California AB 1159 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Immigration services."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gonzalez"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 45
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89f3b4ea-be0c-4f37-a705-96b6692e0e3a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159"
source_hash: "7964ad589affe90254eb747297460cce276d364f21e44d8202e4115faded6d0d"
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 AB 1159 (20132014) — Immigration services.

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. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115999INT)
2. **07/10/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115998AMD)
3. **08/12/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115997AMD)
4. **08/15/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115996AMD)
5. **08/22/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115995AMD)
6. **09/03/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115994AMD)
7. **09/06/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115993AMD)
8. **09/11/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115992AMD)
9. **10/05/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115990CHP)
10. **AB1159** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159)
11. **09/18/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1159&version=20130AB115991ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1159 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading — **54–22** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- AB 1159 GONZALEZ Concurrence - Urgency Added — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- From Committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Supp 1 AB1159 Gonzalez By De León Urgency Clause — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- amendments be concurred in. — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gonzalez — primary (person)
- Alejo — coauthor (person)
- Anderson — coauthor (person)
- Block — coauthor (person)
- Campos — coauthor (person)
- Chavez — coauthor (person)
- Cooley — coauthor (person)
- De León — principal coauthor (person)
- Gorrell — coauthor (person)
- Hernandez — coauthor (person)
- Hueso — coauthor (person)
- Ian Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Levine — coauthor (person)
- Linder — coauthor (person)
- Maienschein — coauthor (person)
- Nestande — coauthor (person)
- Perea — coauthor (person)
- Quirk-Silva — coauthor (person)
- Wagner — coauthor (person)
- Weber — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-07** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-04** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-10** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 10). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 22. Page 1319.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-09** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-23** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-06-24** In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2013-07-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-07-11** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2013-07-11** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-14** Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-21** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-08-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-06** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-09** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-09** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-09-10** From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 10). `committee-passage`
- **2013-09-10** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-10** Measure version as amended on September 6 corrected. `amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-11** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-09-12** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2013-09-12** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-12** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2400.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2013-09-12** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-12** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3341.)
- **2013-09-12** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 12). `committee-passage`
- **2013-09-12** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3345.)
- **2013-09-12** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3345.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-26** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2013-10-05** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-10-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 574, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89f3b4ea-be0c-4f37-a705-96b6692e0e3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).