CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 259 AUTHOR(S) : Smyth. TOPIC : County public defender. HOUSE LOCATION : SEN +LAST AMENDED DATE : 06/25/2012 TYPE OF BILL : Active Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required Non-State-Mandated Local Program Non-Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 08/30/2012 LAST HIST. ACTION : Ordered to inactive file pursuant to Senate Rule 29. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Dutton. FILE : SEN INACTIVE FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS FILE DATE : 08/31/2012 ITEM : A- 19 COMM. LOCATION : SEN PUBLIC SAFETY COMM. ACTION DATE : 06/26/2012 COMM. ACTION : Do pass. COMM. VOTE SUMMARY : Ayes: 04 Noes: 02 PASS TITLE : An act to add Section 27701.5 to the Government Code, relating to county government.