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California 20252026

ACR 159

Relative to indigent defense.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
concurrent resolution
Subjects
Indigentdefense
Introduced / first action
2026-03-10 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

This measure would affirm the fundamental importance of indigent defense to due process, equal justice, and democratic governance, recognize public defenders as essential protectors of constitutional rights and the rule of law, and encourage the development of statewide approaches to indigent defense.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 187, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  3. Enrolled measure version corrected.

    executive-receipt

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0.)

    amendment-passage, passage

  6. From committee: Ordered to third reading.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-3

  7. In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  8. Adopted and to Senate. (Page 4906.)

    amendment-passage, passage

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-3

  11. From Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, passage

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  14. From printer.

  15. Introduced. To print.

    introduction

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