The State Bar: pro bono legal assistance: veterans.
The State Bar Act declares that it has been the tradition of those licensed to practice law in this state to provide voluntary pro bono legal services to those who cannot afford the help of a lawyer, and that, in view of their expertise in areas that critically affect the lives and well-being of members of the public, lawyers are uniquely situated to provide invaluable assistance in order to benefit those who might otherwise be unable to assert or protect their interests.
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California Legislature
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AB 360
California AB 360 (20172018)
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The State Bar: pro bono legal assistance: veterans.
California AB 360 (20172018) — The State Bar: pro bono legal assistance: veterans.
The State Bar Act declares that it has been the tradition of those licensed to practice law in this state to provide voluntary pro bono legal services to those who cannot afford the help of a lawyer, and that, in view of their expertise in areas that critically affect the lives and well-being of members of the public, lawyers are uniquely situated to provide invaluable assistance in order to benefit those who might otherwise be unable to assert or protect their interests.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 360 MURATSUCHI Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent Calendar # AB360 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Muratsuchi — primary (person)
Reyes — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2017-03-20 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2017-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2017-03-22 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2017-05-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 2). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-05-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1483.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-05-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-23 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2017-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2350.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-31 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2017-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 401, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/58ad721e-fe80-430e-be9b-97513b66de7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).