Existing law, the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in courts selected by the Judicial Council. The act requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more programs to provide competitive grants to provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in civil matters involving specific types of civil matters, including, among others, housing-related matters, probate conservatorships, guardianships, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to consider various factors, including, among others, the unmet need for legal services in the geographic area to be served, in selecting and renewing participating programs. Existing law requires program applicants to, among other things, describe how the program would be administered and the means by which the program would serve the particular needs of the community, such as by providing representation to limited-English-speaking clients.
California AB 2193 (20212022) — Civil representation: immigration status.
Existing law, the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, requires legal counsel to be appointed to represent low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues affecting basic human needs in courts selected by the Judicial Council. The act requires the Judicial Council to develop one or more programs to provide competitive grants to provide legal counsel to low-income persons who require legal services in civil matters involving specific types of civil matters, including, among others, housing-related matters, probate conservatorships, guardianships, and domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to consider various factors, including, among others, the unmet need for legal services in the geographic area to be served, in selecting and renewing participating programs. Existing law requires program applicants to, among other things, describe how the program would be administered and the means by which the program would serve the particular needs of the community, such as by providing representation to limited-English-speaking clients.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2193 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 67–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2193 Gabriel By Durazo — 33–2 (pass) · upper
AB 2193 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading — 64–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gabriel — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2022-03-10 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-10 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-1, reading-2
2022-03-14 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-24 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-1, reading-2
2022-03-28 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-03-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4366.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-04-21 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-05-04 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-05-19 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-06-07 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-06-22 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 21). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2022-06-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2022-08-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-08-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 5097.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-25 Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
2022-08-25 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 486, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bafad08d-2272-4aeb-9143-3fbe3d2e6216. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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