Legislation Committee

The Legislation Committee is an Internal Judicial Council Committee comprised of appellate court justices, superior court judges, court executives, and attorneys. The Legislation Committee reports directly to the Judicial Council and members are appointed by the Chief Justice for a one-year term. The membership term runs through September 13, 2025.

Download the Committee Roster

• Hon. Stacy Boulware Eurie, Chair, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
• Hon. Maria Lucy Armendariz, Vice-Chair, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
• Hon. Bunmi O. Awoniyi, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
• Hon. Judith K. Dulcich, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Kern
• Hon. Maureen F. Hallahan, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
• Hon. Tamara L. Wood, Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Shasta
• Ms. Kate Bieker, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
• Ms. Rachel W. Hill, Attorney at Law
• Ms. Gretchen Nelson, Attorney at Law

Judicial Council Staff to the Committee

• Ms. Tracy Kenny, Supervising Attorney, Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California
• Ms. Alona Daniliuk, Administrative Coordinator, Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California

Summary of Legislation Committee Action Taken

The summary is updated after each Legislation Committee meeting. For more detailed information about listed bills see the Legislative Status Chart. 
 

Legislative Status Charts

The Governmental Affairs office maintains a status chart showing the status of all legislation the Legislation Committee has taken a position on.
 

Judicial Council Legislative Position Letters

Position letters related to pending legislation submitted by the Judicial Council to the California Legislature and/or Governor.

Committee Charge
Represents the Judicial Council’s position with other agencies and entities, such as the Legislature, the Governor’s Office, the State Bar of California, local government, local bar associations, and other court-related professional associations; reviews and makes recommendations on proposals for Judicial Council–sponsored legislation; reviews pending bills, determines positions consistent with the council’s previous policy decisions, and oversees advocacy for those positions.

Effective April 15, 2020, the Judicial Council amended California Rules of Court, rules 10.12, 10.16, and 10.34, by circulating order 20-01, to change the name of the committee from the Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee to the Legislation Committee. The committee’s responsibilities remain the same. Archival searches for records prior to the name change should include the former committee name and/or PCLC acronym.