The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar) , a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. The act provides for the investigation and discipline of members of the State Bar and authorizes the Supreme Court to suspend or disbar an attorney for specified causes, including for a conviction under the laws of another state or territory of the United States that is deemed a felony. Existing law provides that specified evidence that a licensee of the State Bar committed professional misconduct in another jurisdiction is conclusive evidence that the licensee is culpable of professional misconduct.
California AB 1525 (20252026) — Attorneys: discipline: sensitive services.
The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar) , a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. The act provides for the investigation and discipline of members of the State Bar and authorizes the Supreme Court to suspend or disbar an attorney for specified causes, including for a conviction under the laws of another state or territory of the United States that is deemed a felony. Existing law provides that specified evidence that a licensee of the State Bar committed professional misconduct in another jurisdiction is conclusive evidence that the licensee is culpable of professional misconduct.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1525 JUD. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By KALRA — 62–15 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-03-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-03-19 From printer. May be heard in committee April 18.
2025-03-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-04-22 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1321.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-23 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-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2747.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 3209.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 137, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ae733a0-28ce-4466-9a33-4d2e50bade86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).