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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 471 (Nava)
          As Amended August 10, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(May 28, 2009)  |SENATE: |23-9 |(August 20,    |
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               (vote not relevant)

          Original Committee Reference:    JUD.  

           SUMMARY  :  Makes various non-substantive technical changes to an  
          assortment of existing statutes relating to the authority of  
          state agencies to retain legal counsel and to use the services  
          of the Attorney General, as well as other statutes relating to  
          the authority of the Attorney General.  

           The Senate amendments  delete the Assembly version of the bill,  
          and instead:

          1)Change the masculine pronoun "he" in reference to the Attorney  
            General to "he or she."

          2)Change the term "State" from uppercase to lowercase.

          3)Correct other word usage to conform to current standards.
           
          AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill clarified existing law  
          regarding legal representation of state agencies and officers.  
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :  None
           
          COMMENTS  :  This bill makes various technical changes to an  
          assortment of existing statutes relating to the authority of  
          state agencies to retain legal counsel and to use the services  
          of the Attorney General, as well as other statutes relating to  
          the authority of the Attorney General.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :  Kevin G. Baker / JUD. / (916) 319-2334 


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