Seven new court-related laws have been signed by the governor, and one has been vetoed.
- AB 2958 by the Committee on Judiciary – State Bar of California.
- Establishes a regulatory sandbox of non-attorneys and paraprofessionals to practice law. Would also:
- Reduce the annual California State Bar license fee from $395 to $390
- Require a 2023 state audit to evaluate the Bar’s spending of the licensing fees
- Direct $45 of the fee to legal services
- Direct $5 of the $45 to law-student summer internships
- Allow licensed attorneys to pay the State Bar another $5 to support lobbying
- Limit lobbying funding to the $5 voluntary donations from attorneys
- Repeal the Public Interest Task Force
- Require law-education courses addressing behavioral health
- Require the State Bar’s considerations
- Reduce the annual California State Bar license fee from $395 to $390
- Establishes a regulatory sandbox of non-attorneys and paraprofessionals to practice law. Would also:
