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Guidelines for Forming Legislative Sentences

November 5, 2020   7:13 amNovember 5, 2020   11:49 am
For legislative drafters, there are important standards to follow when putting together legislative sentences that will make up bills, resolutions, or constitutional amendments. Some of these guidelines are obvious as they are used to compose any sentences in writing. Nonetheless,...
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Convening the Next Legislative Session December 7th

October 21, 2020   2:49 amOctober 22, 2020   10:50 am
On Monday, December 7, 2020 at 12 noon, the California Legislature will convene its next two-year session. Although the new session begins in December 2020, it is designated the 2021-2022 Legislative Session. What are the legal requirements of convening the...
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Are Legislative Findings and Declarations Necessary in Legislation?

October 11, 2020   8:15 amOctober 12, 2020   11:12 am
On occasion, when we review California bills, we come across legislative findings and declarations in these measures. Why are they used and are they necessary? There are basically two schools of thought among bill drafters. But first, what are they?...
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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...
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California Rules for Resignations and Vacancies

August 18, 2020   6:44 amAugust 19, 2020   2:09 pm
Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 4 deals with resignations and vacancies. Article 1 concerns resignations and contains Section 1750 to 1752. Section 1750 requires all resignations to be in writing. A resignation by the Governor or Lt. Governor...
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Removal from Office

August 17, 2020   6:30 amAugust 17, 2020   6:31 am
Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 7 deals with removal from office. Article 1, containing Sections 3000 to 3003, is on general provisions and was enacted in 1943. Section 3000 provides that an officer forfeits his office upon conviction...
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Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Session

July 27, 2020   6:16 pmJuly 28, 2020   11:23 am
On Monday, state Assembly members and Senators returned to the State Capitol Building in Sacramento to finish off a shortened session set to end on August 31st. For most of July, both the Senate and the Assembly have been unable...
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