SACRAMENTO — In a strong rebuke to the State Bar of California and its leaders, the state Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the 2017 bar dues bill.
Just eight of 80 Assembly members voted for the legislation, which held the line on annual dues and offered some modest changes to the bar’s governance structure. Lawmaker after lawmaker spoke out against the bill during Tuesday’s floor session, saying it did not go far enough to reform the agency, which has been roiled by critical audits and litigation.
