S 9766 NY
Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system
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Summary
This bill would make technical corrections to law bar admission language to ensure gender neutrality. The bill would also prevent the character fitness questionnaire used in bar admission from inquiring into an applicant's prior interactions with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances. The measure would update bar admission procedures and modify the character fitness evaluation process.
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Official abstract
Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing the character fitness questionnaire from inquiring into an applicant's prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.
Sponsor (1)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · primary
Action history (7)
- Apr 6, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.752 · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · lower
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