How Is a Bill ‘In Print’ When It Will Be Amended Days Later?
Those closely monitoring the California Legislative Information website (found at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/) during the final weekend before the Legislature adjourns in…
California Tax Budget Trailer Bill Review
On August 26, Assembly Bill 158 by the Assembly Committee on Budget was gutted-and-amended to deal with tax relief. The…
AB 152 COVID-19 relief: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On August 27, Assembly Bill 152, authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget, was gutted-and-amended to provide supplemental paid sick…
California Video Customer Service Act
California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 4.5 provides…
AB 257 – Food Facilities and Employment
On August 25, Assembly Members Chris Holden, Wendy Carrillo, Evan Low, and Luz Rivas amended their Assembly Bill 257 to…
SB 851 – Small Business Relief Act
Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada-Flintridge) gutted-and-amended his Senate Bill 851 on August 25 to modify the pass-through entity elective tax,…
California Massage Therapy Act
California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 2, Chapter 10.5 provides the Massage Therapy…
CA Senate Passes ‘Healthcare’ Clinics for K-12 Students, Along Party Lines
California Democrats just passed a bill to fund healthcare clinics in the state's K-12 public schools, against Republicans' and the…
Highlights as the 2022 California Legislative Session Winds Down
The California Legislature is scheduled to adjourn its 2022 Legislative Session likely around midnight on Wednesday, August 31. The following…
Massachusetts, Washington State Adopt California’s 2035 Ban on Gas Powered Vehicles
Both Massachusetts and Washington state leaders announced on Friday that they would be adopting California's new ban on the sale…