BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 110 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 110 (Blumenfield) As Amended July 12, 2011 Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect Immediately ----------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: | |(February 22, |SENATE: | |(July 14, | | | |2011) | | |2011) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- (vote not relevant) (vote not available) SUMMARY : Provides various measures to mitigate the $350 million reduction to the Judicial Branch in the 2011-12 Budget. These measures are intended to avoid disruptions and help keep courts open. The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of the bill, and instead: 1)Delete language that triggers reductions in existing civil filing fees when the General Fund transfer to the Trial Court Trust Fund decreases in excess of 10% from the amount appropriated in the 2010-11 fiscal year, as specified. This action preserves $6.9 million in funding for trial courts. 2)Create a responsive filing fee for appeals of $325, modeled after similar fees in other states, to support appellate court operations. Appellate courts are disproportionately impacted by the budget reductions, as past court budget mitigation has focused on offsetting impacts to trial courts. This fee is projected to generate approximately $731,000. 3)Limit the sentencing transcripts trial courts must send to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to only those that CDCR needs (for sentences of life and life without the possibility of parole). Other transcripts will still be available to defendants and CDCR, upon request. This change will reduce trial court workload. 4)Delay a study on the "default prove-up" process, which pertains to collections cases, by 2 years (from September 30, 2011, until September 30, 2013). 5)Add an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect AB 110 Page 2 immediately upon enactment. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the 2011 Budget Act. Analysis Prepared by : Christian Griffith / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099 FN: 0001643