Judicial Branch Legislative Priorities

Each year, the Judicial Council adopts legislative and budget priorities to pursue with the legislative and executive branches.

• Current Judicial Branch Legislative Priorities

Active Legislation

Search by topic for active legislation that affects the courts or is of general interest to the courts. To perform further research on bills of interest Go to Bill Search. Click to view a list of OGA advocates by assigned subject area or program.

Legislative Status Charts

Each year, the Office of Governmental Affairs maintains a chart showing the status of all legislation the Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee (PCLC) has taken a position on or reviewed on the council's behalf that year. The current year chart is updated after each PCLC meeting.

Annual Summaries of Court-Related Legislation

Comprehensive, annual summaries of court-related legislation, which include brief descriptions of measures, organized by subject.

Bills Affecting Appellate Courts

Each year, the Governmental Affairs Office distributes to all appellate courts a table of bills that affect appellate courts.

Legislative Policy Summary

The Judicial Council's Governmental Affairs office monitors legislative activity and represents the Judicial Council before the Legislature, the Governor’s Office, and executive branch agencies and departments. The 2015 Legislative Policy Summary is an abstract of council action regarding court-related legislative proposals. The summary is organized by policy area and includes how the actions further the objectives of the seven goals of Justice in Focus: The Strategic Plan for California’s Judicial Branch, 2006-2016. The table that follows each policy area shows actions taken on legislation that illustrate the policy. The table does not include every bill on which a council position was taken. This document is updated annually. The document contains hyperlinks for viewing the text of the bills.