(1) Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California and requires the State Bar to adopt regulations to require, as of January 1, 2022, that the mandatory continuing legal education curriculum for all licensees include training on bias, as specified. Existing law requires a licensee to meet the requirements for each compliance period ending after January 31, 2023.
This bill would instead require a licensee to meet the requirements for each compliance period ending after January 31, 2022.
(2) Existing law requires a seller of residential real property located in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone, as specified, to provide to the buyer documentation stating that the property is in compliance with state law requiring certain defensible space requirements around the property or, if applicable, with a local vegetation management ordinance. If the seller has not obtained that documentation, existing law requires the seller and buyer to enter into a written agreement pursuant to which the buyer agrees to obtain documentation of compliance, as specified.
This bill would specify that nothing in those provisions, including provisions regarding the existence of an agreement between a buyer and seller, limits the ability of a state or local agency to enforce defensible space requirements or other applicable statutes, regulations, and local ordinances.
(3) Existing law, the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, requires a debt collector to cease collection activities until a review is completed upon receipt of, among other documents, the debtor's written statement that the debtor claims to be the victim of identity theft. Existing law authorizes this writing to be, among others, a Federal Trade Commission's Affidavit of Identity Theft.
This bill would instead authorize this writing to be a Federal Trade Commission's identity theft report.
(4) Existing law specifies procedures for the enforcement of money judgments and requires a judgment debtor to appear for examination pursuant to a court order upon application by the judgment creditor. If a corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other organization is served with an order to appear for an examination, existing law requires those entities to designate to appear and be examined by one or more officers, directors, managing agents, or other persons familiar with the property or debts. Existing law authorizes one or more officers to accompany an individual if the order to appear requires the appearance of a specified individual.
This bill would make those provisions applicable to limited liability companies.
(5) Existing law authorizes access to limited civil case records filed in an unlawful detainer action only under specified circumstances, and authorizes a county clerk to allow any person to access those records 60 days after the complaint has been filed if the plaintiff prevails in the action within 60 days of the filing of the complaint, except as specified.
This bill would instead authorize the county clerk to allow access to those records to any person 60 days after the complaint has been filed if judgment against all defendants has been entered for the plaintiff within 60 days of the filing of the complaint, except as specified.
(6) Existing law, the Unclaimed Property Law, provides for the disposition of unclaimed property received by the state unless conditions for escheat exist. Existing law authorizes a person who claims to have been the owner of the property paid or delivered to the state to file a claim to the property. Existing law authorizes property received by the Controller in the name of a state or local agency to be transferred to the state or local agency without the filing of a claim.
This bill would make those transfer provisions applicable to school districts and community college districts.
(7) Existing law makes it unlawful to deposit, permit to pass, or place where it can pass, specified pollutants into the waters of this state, including petroleum, acid, coal, or tar. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions subject to a civil penalty of $25,000 for each violation, and requires the civil action to be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or by the district attorney or city attorney in the name of the people of the State of California.
This bill would also authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action under their own authority in the name of the people of the State of California, and would specify the Attorney General should consult with the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(8) The California Fair Employment and Housing Act generally prohibits discrimination in employment and housing based on specified personal characteristics, including veteran or military status.
This bill would make conforming, nonsubstantive changes to the term "veteran or military status" in those provisions.
(9) Existing law requires an attorney who provides a demand letter for a construction-related accessibility claim to a building owner or tenant to send a copy of, and information about, the demand letter to the California Commission on Disability Access in the Department of General Services in a standard format specified by the commission.
This bill would require the commission, at least 30 days before requiring a new standard format, to post on its internet website the new standard format and the date on which the commission will begin requiring the information to be sent in the new standard format.
(10) Existing law requires the Judicial Counsel to provide a report twice a year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the State Auditor that contains specified information relating to contracts and payments made to vendors and contractors.
This bill would instead require the Judicial Counsel to provide a report only once a year, would revise the information required in the report, and would require judicial branch entities to make certain information available in the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) .
(11) This bill would make other nonsubstantive and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
AB3364: 6070.5 BPC, 55.32 CIV, 1788.18 CIV, 5650.1 FGC, 14985.8 GOV
03/05/20 - Introduced: 6070.5 BPC, 55.32 CIV, 1788.18 CIV, 5650.1 FGC, 14985.8 GOV
05/04/20 - Amended Assembly: 6070.5 BPC, 55.32 CIV, 1102.19 CIV, 1788.18 CIV, 5650.1 FGC, 12921 GOV, 12926 GOV, 12940 GOV, 14985.8 GOV, 15642 PROB, 19209 PCC
AB 3364: 6070.5 BPC, 55.32 CIV, 1788.18 CIV, 5650.1 FGC, 14985.8 GOV