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CA AB136

Bill

Status

Passed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Budget

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals the juror compensation and diversity pilot program that was scheduled to run for 2 fiscal years and report findings by September 1, 2026

  • Requires the Judicial Council to submit annual trial court operations reports to the Legislature by February 1, including metrics on case backlogs, disposition times, staff vacancy rates, court hours, and funding levels

  • Authorizes the Judicial Council to sell three courthouse properties at fair market value: Plumas/Sierra Regional Courthouse in Portola, Modesto Main Courthouse and Hall of Records, and Ceres Superior Court, with net proceeds deposited into the General Fund

  • Appropriates $4,690,000 from the General Fund to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund as a one-time backfill for fiscal year 2025-26

  • Changes the deadline for the Judicial Council's report on trial court allocations and reimbursements from September 30 to February 1 following each fiscal year

Legislative Description

Courts.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2025.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Budget and Fiscal Review4/2/2025
Rules3/20/2025
Budget2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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