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AB 484

Authors

Dixon

Subject

California bar examination.

Relating To

relating to attorneys.

Title

An act to add and repeal Section 6046.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-01

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

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Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-01		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 155, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-24		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-13		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3502.).
2025-09-13		Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-12		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2883.).
2025-07-10		From Consent Calendar.
2025-07-10		Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-03		Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-07-02		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).
2025-06-19		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-07		Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-21		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-21		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)
2025-04-09		Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-08		From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2025-04-02		Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-01		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24		Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-20		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-13		In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-03		Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-11		From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2025-02-10		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-01
Enrolled		2025-09-16
Amended Senate		2025-07-03
Amended Senate		2025-06-19
Amended Assembly		2025-04-01
Amended Assembly		2025-03-20
Introduced		2025-02-10

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