State Bar & Bar Associations,
Government
Sep. 9, 2021
Bar fees bill passes Assembly with requirement for updated discipline report
This year’s bill directs the state auditor to complete another report on the bar’s discipline program by next April 15, allowing lawmakers to see the result before the passage of the next fees bill. The current bill leaves fees the same.
The 2021 version of the annual State Bar bill isn’t named after Tom Girardi. But the disgraced former celebrity attorney has played a major role in the debate over SB 211.
The bill passed the full Assembly 72-0 on Tuesday and now heads back to the Senate, which will need to sign off on the latest amendments. Bar due bills have often passed on nearly unanimous votes. But Assembly Judiciary Chair Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, acknowledged thi...
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