Government,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Jul. 10, 2019
Assembly committee passes State Bar fee increase but calls for more oversight
The Assembly's Judiciary Committee passed a $544 active attorney fee for 2020 but expressed concern about the impact on low-income attorneys and the agency's fraught past.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a bill containing a $544 active attorney fee for 2020, pushing forward a long-debated State Bar fee increase aimed at solidifying the agency's fiscal future.
The approved amount is less than the the fee sought by the bar and recommended by the state auditor but still a total increase of $144.
The bill, SB 176, passed the Senate 32-4 in May. It now moves to t...
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