Active Studies

-- Last revised 4/30/21 --

Active Studies

This page lists active Law Revision Commission projects. A study is considered active if it is currently in progress or work on the project has been suspended with an expectation that it will eventually resume. Follow the links to learn more about a project and to download related memoranda and reports. Inactive studies are indexed on a separate page.

Criminal Law	Deadly Weapons: Minor Clean-Up Issues (Study M-301) Work on this topic has been suspended.
Common Interest Developments (Homeowner Associations)	Work on this topic has mostly been suspended. It is an element of the two active studies listed below: Stock Cooperatives and Uniform TOD Security Registration Act (Study L-3032.5) Emergency-Related Reforms (Study X-100)
Discovery	Civil Discovery Improvements (Studies J-503, 505 & 506) Work on this topic has been suspended.
Emergency-Related Reforms	Emergency-Related Reforms (Study X-100) Pending Legislation. See SB 391 (Min).
Eminent Domain	Eminent Domain: Precondemnation Activities (Study Em-560) Pending Legislation. See AB 1578 (Judiciary).
Environmental Law	Toxic Substance Control Recodification (Study E-200)
Estate Planning, Probate, and Trusts	Revocable Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed-Follow-Up Study (Study L-3032.1) Pending Legislation. See SB 315 (Roth). Stock Cooperatives and Uniform TOD Security Registration Act (Study L-3032.5) Nonprobate Transfers: Creditor Claims and Family Protections (Study L-4100) Work on this topic has been suspended. Disposition of Estate Without Administration (Study L-4130)
Government	State and Local Agency Access to Customer Information from Communications Service Providers (Study G-300) California Public Records Act Clean-Up (Study G-400) Pending Legislation. See AB 473 (Chau). AB 474 (Chau).
Judiciary and Civil Procedure	Statutes Made Obsolete by Trial Court Restructuring (Studies J-1400 - J-1452) Pending Legislation. See AB 414 (Maienschein). Ongoing Work: Statutes Made Obsolete by Trial Court Restructuring: Part 8 (Study J-1407)
Resources	Fish and Game Law (Study R-100)
Technical	Technical and Minor Substantive Statutory Corrections (Study T-100) Work on this topic has been suspended.