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CA AB2605

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joaquin Arambula

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Makes a nonsubstantive grammatical change to Government Code Section 15400 regarding the State Public Defender appointment process
  • Removes a comma after "State Public Defender" in the existing statutory text
  • Maintains the existing requirement that the Governor appoint the State Public Defender subject to Senate confirmation
  • Preserves qualifications requiring the appointee to be a State Bar member for five years with substantial criminal or juvenile defense experience
  • Requires no appropriation and has no fiscal impact

Legislative Description

State Public Defender.

Last Action

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

2/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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