Existing law requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in specified courts. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more pilot projects in selected courts to receive grants to, among other things, provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in civil matters involving housing-related matters, domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders, probate conservatorships, guardianships of the person, elder abuse, or actions by a parent to obtain sole legal or physical custody of a child. Existing law places the highest priority for funding on proposals to provide counsel in child custody cases, particularly when one side is represented and the other is not, and requires up to 20% of available funds to be directed to projects regarding civil matters involving actions by a parent to obtain sole legal or physical custody of a child.
California AB 330 (20192020) — Appointed legal counsel in civil cases.
Existing law requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in specified courts. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more pilot projects in selected courts to receive grants to, among other things, provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in civil matters involving housing-related matters, domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders, probate conservatorships, guardianships of the person, elder abuse, or actions by a parent to obtain sole legal or physical custody of a child. Existing law places the highest priority for funding on proposals to provide counsel in child custody cases, particularly when one side is represented and the other is not, and requires up to 20% of available funds to be directed to projects regarding civil matters involving actions by a parent to obtain sole legal or physical custody of a child.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 330 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading — 64–10 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB330 Gabriel et al. By Glazer — 30–7 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gabriel — primary (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Mark Stone — coauthor (person)
Nazarian — coauthor (person)
Santiago — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-31 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
2019-02-11 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-04-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-08 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-04-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 9). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-11 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2019-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-09 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1565.) amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 10. Page 1776.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-29 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2137.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-13 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-09-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 217, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3045539e-863e-4102-bcd8-eb592b716a46. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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