California Indigent Defense Commission.California · AB 1962 · Last action Feb 14, 2026This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the California Indigent Defense Commission, an entity responsible for ensuring that indigent defense services meet constitutional and professional standards.Latest action: From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.Referred
Water: unlicensed cannabis cultivation.California · AB 2421 · Last action Jun 14, 2022This bill would provide that the specified affirmative defense to a violation of the criminal provision also does not apply in any other civil action that alleges a violation resulting from unlicensed cannabis cultivation.Latest action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.Session ended
State Public Defender: indigent defense: study.California · AB 625 · Last action Oct 6, 2021This bill would, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, require the State Public Defender, in consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, to undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and submit a report with their findings and…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 583, Statutes of 2021.Enacted law
Discovery: postconviction.California · AB 1987 · Last action Sep 18, 2018This bill would expand this right of access to discovery materials to any case in which a defendant is convicted of a serious or violent felony resulting in a sentence of 15 years or more.Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 482, Statutes of 2018.Enacted law
Criminal defendant: mental competency to stand trial.California · AB 1822 · Last action Mar 14, 2024This bill would make the incompetence provisions for a person who is mentally incompetent and charged with a misdemeanor that requires registration as a sex offender the same as those for a person who is charged with a felony.Latest action: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).Session ended
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