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CA ACR159
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ash Kalra
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AI Summary
- Affirms the fundamental importance of indigent defense to due process, equal justice, and democratic governance under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments and California Constitution
- Recognizes public defenders as essential protectors of constitutional rights who safeguard against unlawful searches, ensure fair trials, and prevent wrongful convictions
- Acknowledges chronic underfunding creates systemic imbalance, with counties allocating substantially more resources to district attorney offices than to public defender offices
- Encourages development of statewide approaches incorporating empirical workload measures, sustainable staffing and funding, and improved data collection
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to the Governor, Judicial Council, Legislative Analyst's Office, Department of Finance, and relevant legislative committees
Legislative Description
Indigent defense.
Last Action
From printer.
3/11/2026
Full Bill Text
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