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 03/23/26 - Amended Senate
 02/17/26 - Introduced

 SB-1129 State Bar of California: community justice worker program.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/23/2026 09:00 PM

SB1129:v96#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 June 23, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 April 16, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 March 23, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill

No. 1129

Introduced by Senator Caballero

February 17, 2026

 An act to add and repeal Section 6229 to of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1129, as amended, Caballero.
 State Bar of California: community justice worker models. program.

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.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 NO 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 6229 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 6228, to read:

6229.

 (a) After the State Bar solicits public comment on the Proposed California Rules of Court Rule 9.45.1 to Establish a Community Justice Worker program, as required by Administrative Order 2026-06-17-01 of the Supreme Court of California, the State Bar shall, at the time it resubmits the proposal to the Supreme Court of California, transmit to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary a report specifying any statutory changes the State Bar believes are necessary to implement the California Community Justice Worker Program.

(b) (1) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the
 Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2031.

SECTION 1.Section 6229 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 6228, to read:

6229.(a)The State Bar shall create a working group to examine the results of community justice worker models in other states and jurisdictions.

(b)The working group shall examine the impact of community justice worker models in providing legal services to those who qualify for legal assistance from legal services organizations, to low-income individuals, and to people who otherwise would not have received legal services.

(c)The State Bar shall submit, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, a report with findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly
 Committee on Judiciary, and the California Supreme Court before January 1, 2029.