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CA AB1865

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

5/25/2022

Primary Sponsor

Steve Bennett

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Section 68632.5 to the Government Code to establish an automatic initial court fee waiver for persons who are joined or countersued in cases involving water rights they hold
  • Applies to persons with appropriative, groundwater, or riparian water rights who are defendants or counterdefendants
  • Grants permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs initially upon being joined or countersued in such water rights cases
  • Removes the previous approach of amending Section 68632 and instead creates a new standalone provision specifically for water rights cases

Legislative Description

Court fee waiver: water rights cases.

Last Action

In committee: Held under submission.

8/11/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/15/2022
Judiciary6/1/2022
Rules5/26/2022
Appropriations4/26/2022
Water, Parks and Wildlife3/15/2022
Judiciary2/18/2022

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