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California bar examination.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 2109 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
Diane Dixon
Latest action
Jun 10, 2026

What it does

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. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, also known as the Committee of Bar Examiners, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years' notice…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jun 10, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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