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Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators

December 30, 2021   3:05 pmJanuary 3, 2022   4:21 am
The California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state legislators. Government Code Title 9 (Political Reform), Chapter 9.5 (Ethics) deals with both topics as well. The following is a...
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Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021   7:39 amDecember 21, 2021   7:56 am
Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...
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Does a ‘Continuous Appropriation’ Violate the Principle that one Legislature Cannot Bind a Future One?

December 21, 2021   2:19 amDecember 20, 2021   8:37 pm
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, a continuous appropriation is defined as the “amount available each year under a permanent constitutional or statutory expenditure authorization. A continuous appropriation is not dependent on passage of the budget.” Similarly,...
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Drafting California Bond Legislation

December 9, 2021   3:54 pmDecember 9, 2021   4:09 pm
Bills in the California Legislature can enact a bond, but those must go before the electorate before the state’s Treasurer can issue those bonds and go to the financial markets. There is a common misconception that all bond measures are...
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What Are Two-Year Bills?

December 9, 2021   7:14 amDecember 9, 2021   7:17 am
The California Legislature convenes in two-year sessions and bills are introduced in both of those two years. Under the state Constitution, bills introduced in the first year of Session (the odd-numbered year) can be carried over to the second year...
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Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

December 7, 2021   6:12 pmDecember 7, 2021   6:16 pm
One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...
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Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021   8:06 amDecember 8, 2021   3:42 pm
California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...
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