Bill Text: CA AB2520 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2520 (Prior Session Legislation)

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: Department of Justice: Office of Access to Justice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2022-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2520 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2520-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2520

Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel

February 17, 2022

An act relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2520, as introduced, Gabriel. Department of Justice: Office of Access to Justice.

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice, which is responsible, in part, for overseeing statewide criminal justice programs, including the California Criminalistics Institute.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish an Office of Access to Justice within the Department of Justice.

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

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

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish an Office of Access to Justice, within the Department of Justice, to triage statewide legal issues.