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Impeachment of California State Officers

January 8, 2022 7:53 amJanuary 8, 2022 8:00 am

The California Constitution, like its federal counterpart, allows for the impeachment and conviction of certain state officials. The U.S. Constitution provides in Article I, Section 2 that “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall...

Some California Constitutional Provisions Can Be Waived

January 6, 2022 3:33 pmJanuary 6, 2022 2:41 pm

When the Legislature initially followed the Governor’s shelter at home order and passed two budget-related bills on March 16, 2020, it required waiver of two constitutional requirements. The first was the required three readings of a bill prior to its...

Required Session Reports by California Legislative Leaders

January 4, 2022 7:23 amJanuary 4, 2022 6:29 am

The two houses of the California Legislature have majority and minority party leaders. In the Assembly, they are the Speaker for the majority party and the Minority or Republican Leader for the minority party. In the Senate, they are the...

Would MORE Legislators Better Govern California?

December 13, 2021 2:20 amDecember 15, 2021 3:32 pm

Author’s note – I’m sorry you just spilled – or worse – your coffee or whatever all over your screen when you read the headline. I suggest taking a minute to clean up and then take a deep calming breath...

California Globe 2021 Legislative Session in Review

October 9, 2021 10:08 pmOctober 12, 2021 10:33 am

With the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative Session, it is time to provide the annual review of legislative bill data. The following are some of the key metrics of the just completed Session: Bills Introduced: Senate 828 Assembly 1,593 Total:...

Addressing a Few Differences in Legislative Floor Operations

September 5, 2021 9:16 amSeptember 5, 2021 9:23 am

In response to multiple questions over the past week, the following is a brief explanation of the differences in four common legislative floor operations in the California Legislature. Concurrence Measures How does each house of the Legislature handle “concurrence items”?...

A Few More End-of-Session Legislative Process Items

August 29, 2021 2:40 amSeptember 1, 2021 11:43 am

In addition to those items found in my prior article, see “Some Frequent End-Of-Session Legislative Process Questions” on August 28, the following are a few more process items that often come up towards the end of the legislative session, which...