SB 1129: State Bar of California: community justice worker program.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-06-23
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-07-01: From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
The State Bar Act establishes the State Bar of California (State Bar) as a public corporation and assigns to the State Bar various duties with respect to the licensing and regulations of attorneys in the state.
The Supreme Court of California issued an administrative order on June 17, 2026, directing the State Bar to circulate for public comment a proposed rule of court that, if adopted, would establish a community justice worker program, as specified.
This bill would require the State Bar to create a working group to examine the results of community justice worker models in other states and jurisdictions and to examine the impact of community justice worker models in providing legal services to, among others, people who otherwise would not have received legal services. The bill would also require the State Bar to submit, as specified, a report with findings and recommendations before January 1, 2029. Bar, after it solicits public comment on the proposed rule, at the time it resubmits the proposal to the Supreme Court of California, to transmit to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary a report specifying any statutory changes the State Bar believes are necessary to implement the community justice worker program. The bill would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2031.