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Civil RTC News

This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.

November 13, 2025

B26-0399

Provides right to client directed counsel if youth's GAL disagrees with youth's filing of a support family agreement

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November 7, 2025

H1480

Establishes the "Housing First and Housing for All Fund" to be used for a variety of purposes including the right to counsel. [Same as HB 3060]

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November 7, 2025

H1801

Creates process for "critical community mental health service treatment plans" for which "the court, if necessary, shall appoint counsel." [Same as SB 1115]

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November 7, 2025

S968

Establishes Access to Counsel Program for eviction and similar matters, providing full representation to certain tenants and owner occupants

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November 7, 2025

S1115

Creates process for "critical community mental health service treatment plans" for which "the court, if necessary, shall appoint counsel." [Same as HB 1801]

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November 7, 2025

H4063

Creates a right to access to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

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October 20, 2025

H1783

Revokes the right to counsel for persons alleged to be sexually dangerous in classification/registration matters

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October 20, 2025

S1049

Provides counsel in forfeiture cases brought under the controlled substances act to certain indigent criminal defendants and property owners

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October 16, 2025

S155

Provides right to counsel to indigent surrogate decision makers in matters related to revocation of their decision making authority

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October 14, 2025

H1809

The court shall appoint counsel to represent decedent's homestead where an additional stay of a creditor's foreclosure action was denied

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October 12, 2025

AB1261

Would require, subject to appropriation, State to "provide legal counsel to immigrant youth in the State of California" and "require the department to allocate funding for these purposes."

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October 10, 2025

H1952

Establishes Access to Counsel Program for eviction and similar matters, providing full representation to certain tenants and owner occupants

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