Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 484Introduced by Assembly Member DixonFebruary 10, 2025 An act to amend Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. An act to repeal and add Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 484, as amended, Dixon. Enforcement of money judgments: exemptions. California bar examination.The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years notice of that change.This bill would repeal that prohibition and, instead, would require the examining committee, on January 1, 2028, to replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.Existing law identifies various types of property of a judgment debtor that are exempt from the enforcement of a money judgment, including material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence, as specified.This bill would clarify that this exemption would apply to the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.6046.6.(a)The examining committee shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years notice of that change. This requirement does not apply to a change in the bar examination that is applicable only at the option of the applicant.(b)The examining committee shall communicate and cooperate with the Law School Council.(c)Scaling may be used on the bar examination for the purpose of maintaining an examination of uniform difficulty from year to year.SEC. 2. Section 6046.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.SECTION 1.Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:704.030.Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the material does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in the following cases:(a)If purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.(b)Where the judgment debtor and the judgment debtors spouse live separate and apart, if purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the spouses principal place of residence or domicile.
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 484Introduced by Assembly Member DixonFebruary 10, 2025 An act to amend Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. An act to repeal and add Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 484, as amended, Dixon. Enforcement of money judgments: exemptions. California bar examination.The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years notice of that change.This bill would repeal that prohibition and, instead, would require the examining committee, on January 1, 2028, to replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.Existing law identifies various types of property of a judgment debtor that are exempt from the enforcement of a money judgment, including material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence, as specified.This bill would clarify that this exemption would apply to the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 484
Introduced by Assembly Member DixonFebruary 10, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Dixon
February 10, 2025
An act to amend Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to civil actions. An act to repeal and add Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 484, as amended, Dixon. Enforcement of money judgments: exemptions. California bar examination.
The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years notice of that change.This bill would repeal that prohibition and, instead, would require the examining committee, on January 1, 2028, to replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.Existing law identifies various types of property of a judgment debtor that are exempt from the enforcement of a money judgment, including material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence, as specified.This bill would clarify that this exemption would apply to the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.
The State Bar Act provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the board of trustees to establish an examining committee, and requires an applicant for a license to practice law to pass the general bar examination, known as the California bar examination, given by the examining committee. Existing law prohibits the examining committee from altering the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving 2 years notice of that change.
This bill would repeal that prohibition and, instead, would require the examining committee, on January 1, 2028, to replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Existing law identifies various types of property of a judgment debtor that are exempt from the enforcement of a money judgment, including material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence, as specified.
This bill would clarify that this exemption would apply to the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.6046.6.(a)The examining committee shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years notice of that change. This requirement does not apply to a change in the bar examination that is applicable only at the option of the applicant.(b)The examining committee shall communicate and cooperate with the Law School Council.(c)Scaling may be used on the bar examination for the purpose of maintaining an examination of uniform difficulty from year to year.SEC. 2. Section 6046.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.SECTION 1.Section 704.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:704.030.Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the material does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in the following cases:(a)If purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.(b)Where the judgment debtor and the judgment debtors spouse live separate and apart, if purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the spouses principal place of residence or domicile.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.6046.6.(a)The examining committee shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years notice of that change. This requirement does not apply to a change in the bar examination that is applicable only at the option of the applicant.(b)The examining committee shall communicate and cooperate with the Law School Council.(c)Scaling may be used on the bar examination for the purpose of maintaining an examination of uniform difficulty from year to year.
SECTION 1. Section 6046.6 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.
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6046.6.(a)The examining committee shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years notice of that change. This requirement does not apply to a change in the bar examination that is applicable only at the option of the applicant.(b)The examining committee shall communicate and cooperate with the Law School Council.(c)Scaling may be used on the bar examination for the purpose of maintaining an examination of uniform difficulty from year to year.
(a)The examining committee shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years notice of that change. This requirement does not apply to a change in the bar examination that is applicable only at the option of the applicant.
(b)The examining committee shall communicate and cooperate with the Law School Council.
(c)Scaling may be used on the bar examination for the purpose of maintaining an examination of uniform difficulty from year to year.
SEC. 2. Section 6046.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
SEC. 2. Section 6046.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
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6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
6046.6. On January 1, 2028, the examining committee shall replace the California bar examination with the Uniform Bar Examination created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Material that in good faith is about to be applied to the repair or improvement of a residence is exempt if the equity in the material does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in the following cases:
(a)If purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the judgment debtors principal place of residence or domicile.
(b)Where the judgment debtor and the judgment debtors spouse live separate and apart, if purchased in good faith for use in the repair or improvement of the spouses principal place of residence or domicile.