2021-22 Legislative Session Archives

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

For First Time in Several Years Joint Rules Set to Be Adopted by California Legislature

March 4, 2022 10:00 amMarch 4, 2022 10:28 am

For the first time in several years, the California Legislature is poised to adopt Joint Rules which are binding on the Assembly and Senate. Normally, the Joint Rules are adopted at the beginning of each two-year Session, just as the...

UPDATED: Failed Bills 2020 California Legislature, End of Session

September 7, 2020 7:08 amSeptember 7, 2020 1:48 pm

Some California political junkies call these “leftover bills.” When the California Legislature adjourned its 2020 Session just before 1:30am on September 1, it left unfinished a number of bills that were heavily lobbied up until the last minute. While the...