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Are There Exceptions to the Legislative Committee Deadlines?

October 3, 2022 6:30 amOctober 3, 2022 9:13 am

Joint Rule 61 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly in the California Legislature relates to deadline. Joint Rule 61(a) concerns the deadlines in the odd-numbered (first) year, while JR 61(b) concerns the deadlines in the even-numbered (second)...

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken Over 16 Years

October 2, 2022 8:42 amOctober 2, 2022 8:46 am

The following research was compiled during September 2022 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the past sixteen years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth...

Signing Messages by the California Governor

October 1, 2022 5:59 pmOctober 1, 2022 6:03 pm

What is a signing message and why do Governors use them? As readers may recall, Article IV, Section 10(a) requires that each bill that is passed by the Legislature “shall be presented to the Governor.” If the Governor signs the...

Consideration of Governor’s Vetoes by the California Legislature

October 1, 2022 7:40 amOctober 1, 2022 8:01 am

Once a bill is vetoed by the Governor, how long until it must be considered by the Legislature? Obviously, the Governor may sign a bill into law, or veto the bill, thereby preventing the bill from becoming a law. Article...

Disposition of Bills in the 2021-22 California Legislative Session

September 30, 2022 6:58 pmSeptember 30, 2022 7:27 pm

Now that Governor Gavin Newsom has completed his task of acting on all bills sent to his desk, below is a summary of the disposition of bills introduced in the 2021-22 California Legislative Session, broken down by the first and...

Exceptions to the Governor’s Budget Concerns Veto Message

September 30, 2022 4:55 pmSeptember 30, 2022 4:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom has consistently vetoed quite a few bills based on the statement that the bill’s fiscal impact would be problematic for the state’s general fund and that the bill was not accounted for in the budget adopted in...

A Review of Joint Committees in the CA Legislature

September 30, 2022 10:00 amSeptember 30, 2022 7:55 am

The California Legislature has eight joint committees, which are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel as “a committee composed of equal numbers of Assembly Members and Senators.” The Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly have, among their numerous...