(1) The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees comprised of appointed and elected members. The act requires 6 members of the 19-member board to be attorneys elected from State Bar Districts. The act requires the board of trustees to elect or select the president, vice president, and treasurer of the State Bar, as specified.
California SB 36 (20172018) — Attorneys: State Bar: Sections of the State Bar.
(1) The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees comprised of appointed and elected members. The act requires 6 members of the 19-member board to be attorneys elected from State Bar Districts. The act requires the board of trustees to elect or select the president, vice president, and treasurer of the State Bar, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB36 Jackson Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
SB 36 Jackson Senate Third Reading By STONE — 76–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-12-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-12-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
2017-01-12 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2017-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-04-13 Set for hearing May 2.
2017-04-27 May 2 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 9.
2017-05-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1020.) (May 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1071.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-26 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-28 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-08-28 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-01 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-18 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 422, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/930fd783-3afe-420c-b6e2-f68b8bd14c48. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).